"idiocracy" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌɪdiˈɒkɹəsi/ [UK], /ˌɪdiˈɑkɹəsi/ [US] Forms: idiocracies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi Etymology: idiot + -cracy. The word was coined by the writers of a 2006 movie about the topic, which is known for presaging, through caricature, the future state of the world. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|idiot|cracy}} idiot + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} idiocracy (countable and uncountable, plural idiocracies)
  1. (humorous, politics) A government run by idiots. Tags: countable, humorous, uncountable Categories (topical): Politics Translations (government by idiots): idiocratie [feminine] (French), idiocracia [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-idiocracy-en-noun-779vSjBg Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -cracy Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cracy: 46 54 Topics: government, politics Disambiguation of 'government by idiots': 77 23
  2. (slang, derogatory) A society where idiocy is the norm, often denoting the current state of the world. Tags: countable, derogatory, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-idiocracy-en-noun-AjEXJ9bT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -cracy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cracy: 46 54
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: idiocratic

Inflected forms

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