idiocracy

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17
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18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˌɪdiˈɒkɹəsi/(UK)
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/ˌɪdiˈɒkɹəsi/(UK) · /ˌɪdiˈɑkɹəsi/(US)

Definition of idiocracy

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, humorous, uncountable)A government run by idiots.
    “In trying to explain why our political paralysis seems to have gotten so much worse over the past year, analysts have rounded up a plausible collection of reasons including: President Obama's tactical missteps, the obstinacy of congressional Republicans, rising partisanship in Washington, the blustering idiocracy of the cable-news stations, and the Senate filibuster, which has devolved into a super-majority threshold for any important legislation.”
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noun

  1. (countable, humorous, uncountable)A government run by idiots.
    “In trying to explain why our political paralysis seems to have gotten so much worse over the past year, analysts have rounded up a plausible collection of reasons including: President Obama's tactical missteps, the obstinacy of congressional Republicans, rising partisanship in Washington, the blustering idiocracy of the cable-news stations, and the Senate filibuster, which has devolved into a super-majority threshold for any important legislation.”
  2. (countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable)A society where idiocy is the norm, often denoting the current state of the world.

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Etymology

From idiot + -cracy. The word was coined by the writers of a 2006 movie about the topic, which some have interpreted as presaging, through caricature, the state of the world.

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