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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. American government under the Bush administration portrays a perfect example of a kakistocracy in all its ignorant, trigger happy, private-interest-driven glory.
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n. Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled people. Since it takes the worst type of person to become a successful politician, all democracies will eventually become kakistocracies.
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