noun
kakistocracy
Kakistocracy (noun) means Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
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Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, “worst”), superlative of κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “power, rule, government”) (corresponding to -cracy). The word was used, perhaps re-coined, by the English author Thomas Love Peacock (1785–1866) in his 1829 novella The Misfortunes of Elphin as the opposite of aristocracy (see second quotation).
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"kakistocracy" (noun) means government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.