kakistocracy

[ kak-uh-stok-ruh-see ]

noun

, plural kak·is·toc·ra·cies.

1. government by the worst persons; a form of government in which the worst persons are in power.

Other Words From

• ka·kis·to·crat·i·cal [k, uh, -kis-t, uh, -, krat, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of kakistocracy¹

1820–30; < Greek kákisto ( s ), superlative of kakós bad + -cracy