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."