"ineptocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ineptocracies [plural]
Etymology: From inept, from French inepte (“feckless”) + -o- + -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|inepte||feckless}} French inepte (“feckless”), {{af|en|-o-|-cracy}} -o- + -cracy, {{uder|en|grc|κράτος||strength, power}} Ancient Greek κράτος (krátos, “strength, power”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ineptocracy (countable and uncountable, plural ineptocracies)
  1. (countable, derogatory) A government characterized by incompetent leaders. Tags: countable, derogatory
    Sense id: en-ineptocracy-en-noun-8vWNO~DX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms interfixed with -o-, English terms suffixed with -cracy, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of English terms interfixed with -o-: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -cracy: 92 8 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 4
  2. (uncountable, derogatory) The phenomenon of governance or leadership by the incompetent. Tags: derogatory, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ineptocracy-en-noun-15M03gbl

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