kakistocracy

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I was wrong thinking that we had a plutocracy system of government, when there is another far worse system of government that Schott lists "as the worst possible," called a "kakistocracy."

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  1. noun Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.

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  • I was wrong thinking that we had a plutocracy system of government, when there is another far worse system of government that Schott lists "as the worst possible," called a "kakistocracy." —  Big Brass Blog
  • It is, as Choen notes elsewhere, a kakistocracy, or rule by the worst. —  Piece Of Mind
  • True enough, but yatha praja, tatha raja: It appears our abdication of responsibility has resulted in the nation suffering from a kakistocracy -- rule by the most undesirable people. —  rediff.com
  • It essentially reduced India to a kakistocracy —  Atanu Dey on India's Development
  • The word kakistocracy, meaning "government by the worst citizens," is "a word worth remembering," he quips. —  Daily News-Record
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  1. Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see caco- + -cracy.

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  1. from Greek κάκιστος, superlative of κακός, bad, + -κρατία, rule: see -cracy.
 

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/kækɪsˈtɑkrəsi/
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