1. relating to or characterized by mob rule; controlled by the masses rather than by established authority
Usage: formal; political science

Examples

• The revolution devolved into mobocratic chaos as angry crowds took control of the streets.
• Critics argued that the town hall meeting had become mobocratic rather than deliberative.
• The philosopher warned against mobocratic tendencies in direct democracy.
• During the uprising, mobocratic forces overwhelmed the local government.
• The newspaper editorial condemned the mobocratic atmosphere surrounding the trial.
• Historians described the period as marked by mobocratic rule and lawlessness.