idiocracy

Pronunciation: /ˌɪdiˈɒkɹəsi/

The English word “idiocracy” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

A government run by idiots.
A society where idiocy is the norm, often denoting the current state of the world.

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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