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  1. 11-14-2016 08:31 AM TopTop #1
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    A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg

    kakistocracy

    PRONUNCIATION:
    (kak-i-STOK-ruh-see, kah-ki-)

    MEANING:
    noun: Government by the least qualified or worst persons.

    ETYMOLOGY:
    From Greek kakistos (worst), superlative of kakos (bad) + -cracy (rule). Ultimately from the Indo-European root kakka-/kaka- (to defecate), which also gave us poppycock, cacophony, cacology, and cacography. Earliest documented use: 1829.

    USAGE:
    “We must weigh our votes carefully. Else we are in danger of turning America’s time-tested democracy into a kakistocracy.”
    Dan Warner; The Best Man for the Job Is Not as Easy as it Sounds; The News Press (Fort Myers, Florida); Jan 17, 2016.
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