Word of the Day: Kakistocracy

I read this unusual word in the newspaper today and looked the definition up on dictionary.com.


kak·is·toc·ra·cy (kāk'ĭ-stŏk'rə-sē, kä'kĭ-) n. pl. kak·is·toc·ra·cies
Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.