herd instinct

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herd instinct (plural herd instincts)

  1. (sociology) herding instinct.
    • 7 July 2022, Boris Johnson, resignation speech[1]:
      But as we've seen at Westminster, the herd instinct is powerful and when the herd moves, it moves.