idiocracy

American  

[id-ee-ah-kruh-see] / ˌɪd iˈɑ krə si /

noun

1. rule by an idiot or idiots.

2. a country or other domain ruled by an idiot or idiots.

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Example Sentences

There are hints of many movies made after 1987: “The Truman Show,” “The Hunger Games,” “Idiocracy.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The fights and chases are semi-effective, but there’s such a startling lack of cleverness that it’s as if the filmmakers took “Idiocracy” as a guide rather than a warning.

From The Wall Street Journal

If I were curating a film festival, I would feature "RoboCop," John Carpenter’s "They Live," "Idiocracy," "Children of Men," and some Terry Gilliam.

From Salon

The president in “Idiocracy” was actually trying to help the American people and to do the right and best thing as he understood it.

From Salon

I feel like we are in some twisted simulation and pocket of the multiverse where it is "Idiocracy" and "They Live" mixed with "Robocop", "Brazil", Octavia Butler’s novels and "Groundhog Day."

From Salon