Mob
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| + | [[Image:Eugène Delacroix - La liberté guidant le peuple.jpg|thumb|200px|''[[Liberty Leading the People]]'' ([[1831]]) by [[Eugène Delacroix]]]] | ||
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| - | # An [[unruly]] [[crowd]] of people. | + | '''Mob''' commonly refers to an [[unruly]] [[crowd]] of people (from Latin ''mobile vulgus''), a large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on [[riotous]] or [[destructive]] action. |
| - | # A commonly used [[collective noun]] for animals such as horses or cattle. | + | |
| - | # The [[Mafia]], or any such [[criminal]] group. | + | |
| + | It may also refer to a [[collective noun]] for animals such as horses or cattle or to the [[Mafia]], or any such [[criminal]] group. | ||
| == See also == | == See also == | ||
| * [[Mob rule]] | * [[Mob rule]] | ||
| + | *[[King Mob]] | ||
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Mob commonly refers to an unruly crowd of people (from Latin mobile vulgus), a large or disorderly group of people; especially one bent on riotous or destructive action.
It may also refer to a collective noun for animals such as horses or cattle or to the Mafia, or any such criminal group.
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