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kak⋅is⋅toc⋅ra⋅cy
[kak-uh-stok-ruh-see] 
–noun, plural -cies.
| government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power. |
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ka⋅kis⋅to⋅crat⋅i⋅cal [kuh-kis-tuh-krat-i-kuh
l] , adjective
[kuh-kis-tuh-krat-i-kuhl] , adjective
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| kak·is·toc·ra·cy (kāk'ĭ-stŏk'rə-sē, kä'kĭ-) n. pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. [Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see caco- + -cracy.] |
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Kakistocracy
Kak`is*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ? worst + ? to rule.] Government by the worst men.
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kakistocracy
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" (see -cracy).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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