1) Rule by
those who are of average or below average
competence.
2) A society in which people with little (if any) talent and skill are dominant and highly
influential.
3) A social or administrative system which is like an antithesis to a meritocracy.
Eg 1) "With the presidency of
George W. Bush, America has completed its
transition from democracy to mediocracy."
2)"The success of Big Brother is
indicative of our present society being a in a state of mediocracy."