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Tuesday, March 15, 2022

New (old) word to learn

 Perfect word for the world we live in.


Kakistocracy

kakistocracy (/kækɪˈstɒkrəsi//kækɪsˈtɒkrəsi/) is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the seventeenth century.

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.


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