English Explanatory Dictionary

dumbocracy

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A democracy, particularly an ineffective or dysfunctional one.

Word forms

dumbocracy dumbocracies

Etymology

Blend of dumb + democracy or dumb + -o- + -cracy. First use appears c. 1869.

Related words

demonocracy
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