idiocracy
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idiocracy
- /ˌɪdiˈɒkɹəsi/ UK
- /ˌɪdiˈɑkɹəsi/ US
Sounds like ideocracy, idiocrasy · Rhymes with -ɒkɹəsi
Where it comes from
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.
noun idiocracies
- 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 bluste
- A society where idiocy is the norm, often denoting the current state of the world.
Opposite: geniocracy
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Opposite: geniocracy
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noun government by idiots
| Español | idiocracia |
|---|---|
| Português | idiocracia |
| Français | idiocratie |
| Русский | идиократия idiokratija |
Talk about this word "idiocracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/idiocracy. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. idiocracy. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/idiocracy "idiocracy." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/idiocracy.Cite this
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title = {idiocracy},
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