Word of the Day

Kakistocracy

–noun, plural -cies.

• government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power
• Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

Word origin and history...

1829, "government by the worst element of a society," coined on analogy of aristocracy  from Gk. kakistos  "worst," superl. of kakos  "bad" (which is perhaps related to the general IE word for "defecate") + -kratia  "rule of," from kratos  "strength, power, rule"

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