Kakistocracy Definition
kăkĭ-stŏkrə-sē, käkĭ-
kakistocracies
noun
Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.
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Noun
Singular:
kakistocracy
Plural:
kakistocraciesOrigin of Kakistocracy
Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kakistos, “worst"), superlative of κακος (kakos, “bad") + -κρατια (-kratia, “power, rule, government").
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Greek kakistos worst superlative of kakos bad caco– –cracy
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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