English Explanatory Dictionary

kakistocrat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

kakistocrat kakistocrats

Etymology

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

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