Etymology

kakocracy

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Today it means: Rule or government by the worst of the people. Full definition →

Ancient Greek κακός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromκακός“bad”
  2. English todaykakocracy

From Ancient Greek κακός (kakós, “bad”) + -cracy. By surface analysis, kako- + -cracy.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekκακός all →

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