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