mob rule
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The word, to most of them, suggested mob rule and demagoguery.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025
But its inevitable outcome, he argues, is mob rule, bitter factional division, the debasement of civic culture and finally some version of Caesarism.
From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025
Defending both men, Paul Lewis said: "As they stand before you after a period of reflection, they both now recognise there is no grievance that can be properly addressed by mob rule."
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2024
Tom Southerden of Amnesty International said Thursday that talk of mob rule “wildly exaggerates the issue and risks delegitimizing the rights of peaceful protest.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024
I cannot help but feel that this hodgepodge will convince the most doubting Thomas who might believe in the mob rule of hundreds of conflicting tastes.
From The Art of the Exposition by Neuhaus, Eugen
