caquistocracia

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from English kakistocracy.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.kis.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.kis.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ka.kiʃ.to.kɾaˈsi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ka.kis.to.kɾaˈsi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐ.kiʃ.tu.kɾɐˈsi.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: ca‧quis‧to‧cra‧ci‧a

Noun

caquistocracia f (plural caquistocracias)

1. kakistocracy (government exercised by the least capable)

Further reading

• “caquistocracia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “caquistocracia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Noun

caquistocracia f (plural caquistocracias)

1. kakistocracy