| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| kakistocracy |
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| SYLLABICATION: | kak·is·toc·ra·cy |
| PRONUNCIATION: | k k -st k r -s , kä k - |
| NOUN: | Inflected forms: pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Greek kakistos, worst, superlative of kakos, bad; see caco + cracy.
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