Meaning

1 senses
  1. A very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.

Translations

1 languages

Origin

From Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, “worst”), superlative of κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -κρ

From Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, “worst”), superlative of κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “power, rule, government”) (corresponding to -crat).

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Forms

plural: kakistocrats
Singularkakistocrat
Pluralkakistocrats

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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