Kakistocracy

 kakistocracy

noun [ C or U ]

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/ˌkæk.ɪˈstɑː.krə.si/ uk

/ˌkæk.ɪˈstɒk.rə.si/

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a government that is ruled by the least suitable, able, or experienced people in a state or country:

Who rules in a kakistocracy?

We are living in a new era of kakistocracy.

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• Kakistocracies are governments ruled by the stupid and ignorant.
• What we have here is the world's only kakistocracy.
• The total lack of integrity of the administration is proof that we now live in a kakistocracy.