Kakistocracy

Kakistocracy

Definition: A kakistocracy [ kak-uh-stok-ruh-see ] is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century.

Etymology: The word is derived from two Greek words, kakistos (κάκιστος; worst) and kratos (κράτος; rule), with a literal meaning of government by the worst people.

The Kakistocracy in this case are those governmental officials and organizations whose incompetence, corruption, and aversion to democracy combine to undermine democratic principles and norms and move America toward autocracy.

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