Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One of the governors in a state ruled by a kakistocracy.
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- noun A very poor
ruler ; a member of akakistocracy .
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These particular squatters and their kakistocrat, Martha Tatarnic were imported from St. Jude’s, Oakville.
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bilby commented on the word kakistocrat
"Imagine this. The World Trade Organization still classifies China as a 'developing' nation, enabling China's kakistocrats to insist -- as they emphatically do -- that that can set their own quotas and high tariffs on imports. Most foreign goods in China are either noncompetitive or nonexistent."
- Ross Mackenzie, 'The Beijing Olympics-- To Watch Or Not To Watch?', thecaglepost.com, 31 July 2008.
August 5, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word kakistocrat
..."worst leaders"?
August 5, 2008
yarb commented on the word kakistocrat
That is, those in power in a kakistocracy.
August 5, 2008