mediocracy
[ mee-dee-ok-ruh-see ]
noun,plural me·di·oc·ra·cies.
government or rule by a mediocre person or group.
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How to use mediocracy in a sentence
The class that lies on the grass is more sociable; they are free from (p. 203) a thousand tyrannies that oppress the mediocracy.
Impressions of a War Correspondent | George LynchHow could such facts be understood unless we had previously taken that rapid glance at the mediocracy.
Sons of the Soil | Honore de BalzacHe was cousin of the miller and cousin of the Sarcuses, and belonged therefore to the neighborhood and to its mediocracy.
Sons of the Soil | Honore de Balzac
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