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mediocracies

mediocracies is the plural of mediocracy.

Meaning of mediocracy

Noun

mediocracy (countable and uncountable, plural mediocracies)

  1. (informal) A social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails.
    • The paradox of a mediocracy is that it is a system whereby more people have the opportunity to cross the excellence threshold. […] To an uninitiated American, mediocracy can resemble a lack of ambition.2026 July 18, Jinu Koola, “Norway and the case for mediocracy”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17

Questions about mediocracies

What is mediocracies the plural of?
Mediocracies is the plural of mediocracy.

Words near mediocracies in the dictionary

  1. mediocer
  2. medioclavicular
  3. mediocone
  4. mediocones
  5. mediocortex
  6. mediocracies
  7. mediocracy
  8. mediocral
  9. mediocrally
  10. mediocranial
  11. mediocranially

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