Word of the Day
kakistocracy \kak-uh-STAH-kruh-see\
Originated from combining the Greek word "kakistos," which is the superlative of "kakos," which means "bad," with the suffix "cracy," which means "form of government."
Kakistocracy: government by the worst people.
You can see how this word would appeal to me.
What's disturbing is that I spent thousands of dollars on university political science education, and didn't learn this beautiful word until I subscribed to the Merriam-Webster "Word a Day" list.
Posted by Woodlief on April 29, 2002 at 03:29 PM
