Kakistocrat
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A very ill-qualified ruler; a member of a kakistocracy.
"On the other hand, should the kakistocrats in Iran stick with the name of expediency to describe their power brokers?"
Example
More examples"On the other hand, should the kakistocrats in Iran stick with the name of expediency to describe their power brokers?"
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κάκιστος (kákistos, “worst”), superlative of κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -κρατία (-kratía, “power, rule, government”) (corresponding to -crat).
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