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New page: The term '''mob''' has two main meanings. 1. From the Latin ''mobile vulgus'' 'the fickle people', it means a crowd - specifically, an unruly crowd, easily swayed by demagogues. ...
The term '''mob''' has two main meanings.
1. From the [[Latin]] ''mobile vulgus'' 'the fickle people', it means a crowd - specifically, an unruly crowd, easily swayed by [[demagogue]]s.
2. By extension from the above definition, the term 'mob' became used to describe criminal gangs, and the apperatus of organised crime.
1. From the [[Latin]] ''mobile vulgus'' 'the fickle people', it means a crowd - specifically, an unruly crowd, easily swayed by [[demagogue]]s.
2. By extension from the above definition, the term 'mob' became used to describe criminal gangs, and the apperatus of organised crime.