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kakistocrat

kakistocrat noun: a very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.

Noun

kakistocrat (plural kakistocrats)

  1. A very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.
    • On the other hand, should the kakistocrats in Iran stick with the name of expediency to describe their power brokers?2009 July 12, William Safire, “Newswords”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Feb 2021
    • An obvious characteristic of a kakistocrat is inserting unqualified loyalists into positions of power. Nepotism and kakistocracy go hand-in-hand.2024 November 17, Howie Klein, “A Plurality Of American Voters Have Embraced Kakistocracy As Their Preferred Form Of Governance”, in DownWithTyranny, archived from the original on 18 Nov 2024

Forms of kakistocrat

pluralkakistocrats

Origin of kakistocrat

From Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, “worst”), superlative of κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “power, rule, government”) (corresponding to -crat).

Questions about kakistocrat

What does kakistocrat mean?
Kakistocrat means a very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.
What part of speech is kakistocrat?
Kakistocrat is a noun.
What is the plural of kakistocrat?
The plural of kakistocrat is kakistocrats.

Words near kakistocrat in the dictionary

  1. Kakinada
  2. Kakinandiwada
  3. kakis
  4. kakistocracies
  5. kakistocracy
  6. kakistocrat
  7. kakistocratic
  8. kakistocrats
  9. kakivak
  10. kakivaks
  11. kakizome

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