Meanings
nounmediocracy (countable and uncountable, plural mediocracies)
plural mediocracies
- countableinformaluncountableA social hierarchy in which the mediocre prevails.
The paradox of a mediocracy is that it is a system whereby more people have the opportunity to cross the excellence threshold. […] To an uninitiated American, mediocracy can resemble a lack of ambition.
2026 July 18, Jinu Koola, “Norway and the case for mediocracy”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 17
Origin
Translations
Czech mediokracie
- mediokraciesocial hierarchy where the mediocre prevails
Finnish mediokratia
- mediokratiasocial hierarchy where the mediocre prevails
French médiocratie
- médiocratiesocial hierarchy where the mediocre prevails
Polish mediokracja
- mediokracjasocial hierarchy where the mediocre prevails
Portuguese mediocracia
- mediocraciasocial hierarchy where the mediocre prevails
Spanish mediocracia
- mediocraciasocial hierarchy where the mediocre prevails
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mediocracy
democracyaristocracyautocracyadhocracyalbocracyalgocracyAmericanocracyandrocracyargentocracyarithmocracyatheocracyboobocracychirocracychrysocracyclericocracyclerocracycorpocracycorporatocracycorruptocracycosmocracycottonocracycritocracycryptocracycyberocracy
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Cite this entry
APA
mediocracy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediocracy
MLA
“mediocracy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediocracy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mediocracy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mediocracy.
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