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mobile vulgus
Movable public; the unstable, fickle crowd.
The mob, the fickle or excited crowd; a phrase that recognizes the inconstancy of popular taste and the ease with which clever politicians can influence the great mass of voters.
The English word mob is a contraction of this Latin phrase.
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Latin Proverbs, Mottoes, Phrases, and Words: Group M
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mobil-, mobi-
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vulg-
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