Kakistocracy
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n. Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled people.
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Deriving from the Greek root kakos, meaning bad.
Pronunciation and meaning can be easily associated with a shitty government, so to speak.
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The Worst people in Government, ever: when the most vile [low lifes] are in control of a Government ..the most dreadful, awful, terrible, shocking, appalling, horrifying, horrific, horrendous, horrid, people are in power. FIRST KNOWEN USE AND ORIGIN..ACIENT GREECE.A kakistocracy (English pronunciation: /kækɪsˈtɑkɹəsi/) is a system of government which is run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens..Origin of kakistocracy. Greek kakistos worst superlative of [kakos] bad ; see caco- . - [cracy].
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