oklokrasi

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch ochlocratie (“ochlocracy, mobocracy”), from French ochlocratie (“ochlocracy, mobocracy”), from Middle French ochlocratie, from Ancient Greek ὀχλοκρατία (okhlokratía), from ὄχλος (ókhlos, “multitude, crowd”) + κράτος (krátos, “power”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ok.lokˈra.si/, [ok̚.lok̚ˈra.si]
• Rhymes: -si
• Hyphenation: ok‧lo‧kra‧si

Noun

oklokrasi (plural oklokrasi-oklokrasi)

1. (politics) ochlocracy, mobocracy

Alternative forms

• ochlocratie (unadapted borrowing)

Further reading

• “oklokrasi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.