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mob rule
noun as in anarchy
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noun as in disorder
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noun as in lynch law
noun as in nihilism
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noun as in reign of terror
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noun as in topsy-turviness
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- agitation
- anarchism
- anarchy
- brawl
- bustle
- chaos
- clamor
- clutter
- complication
- confusedness
- confusion
- convulsion
- derangement
- disarrangement
- disarray
- discombobulation
- discord
- disorderedness
- disorderliness
- disorganization
- distemper
- disturbance
- dither
- entanglement
- fight
- flap
- fracas
- fuss
- hubbub
- hullabaloo
- imbroglio
- insurrection
- jumble
- lawlessness
- mayhem
- mess
- misrule
- mix up
- muddle
- muss
- quarrel
- rebellion
- reign of terror
- revolution
- riot
- rioting
- ruckus
- rumpus
- scramble
- static
- strike
- terrorism
- trouble
- tumble
- tumult
- turbulence
- turmoil
- unrest
- unruliness
- uproar
Example Sentences
She said she was pleased about the latest court decision as "for the people in the hotel it gives them consistency, but it's made me very nervous because I think there will be trouble... but I'm really pleased mob rule hasn't been allowed to take over".
The self-policing of social media is real and often effective, but it is far too arbitrary to act as a substitute for media regulation and mob rule is not something we should embrace.
The Duke, a philanderer, has far less interest in mob rule than in chasing skirts.
Opera unveiled a violent, politically disquieting production in which a tortured jester faces mob rule.
But its inevitable outcome, he argues, is mob rule, bitter factional division, the debasement of civic culture and finally some version of Caesarism.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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