ochlocracy

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ɒkˈlɒk.ɹə.si/    美 /ɑkˈlɑ.kɹə.si/|/ɔkˈlɔ.kɹə.si/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Mob rule; government by the masses; mobocracy. countable,uncountable
    — Referendums are snapshots of sentiment at a given point in time. Government by referendum is government by crowd acclamation: not democracy, but ochlocracy. That is exactly why we have representative democracy. If referendums would be a poor way to decide on health and safety, air traffic control, or education, they are an exceedingly poor way to decide a matter as momentous as membership of the EU. This is and should be a matter for Parliament, taking all factors into account.

词形变化

ochlocracies plural

词源

From Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”). Equivalent to ochlo- + -cracy.
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