Kakistocracy

kakistocracy noun
kak·is·toc·ra·cy \ˌkakə̇ˈstäkrəsē\Definition of KAKISTOCRACY:  government by the worst men

Origin of KAKISTOCRACYGreek kakistos (superlative of kakos bad) + English -cracy — more at cack: excrement, dung, rubbish. Old English (as cac- in cachūs ‘privy’); the verb dates from late Middle English and is related to Middle Dutch cacken; based on Latin cacare ‘defecate’.

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