SINCE 1828
mediocracy
noun
medi·oc·ra·cy
| \ ˌmēdēˈäkrəsē sometimes ˌmed- or -si\
plural -es
Definition of mediocracy
: rule by the mediocre
the aristocracies must go, the mediocracies which take their place have to fade out — Irish Statesman
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