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Etymology

Greek kakos (bad) + kratia -cracy (to rule).

Noun

kakistocracy

1. Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens. (e.g. The administration of U.S. president George W. Bush, 2000-2004; more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kakistocracy; see also Kleptocracy at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kleptocracy.)