kakistocracy
pronunciation
How to pronounce kakistocracy in British English:
UK [ˌkækɪs'tɒkrəsɪ]
How to pronounce kakistocracy in American English:
US [ˌkækəs'tɒkrəsɪ]
Word Origin
- kakistocracy (n.)
- 1829, "government by the worst element of a society," coined on analogy of its opposite, aristocracy, from Greek kakistos "worst," superlative of kakos "bad" (which perhaps is related to the general IE word for "defecate;" see caco-) + -cracy.