kakistocracy

Etymology
From, superlative of. The word was used, perhaps re-coined, by the English author (1785–1866) in his 1829 novella  as the opposite of  (see the quotation).

Noun

 * 1)  Government under the control of a nation's worst or least-qualified citizens.

Translations

 * Afrikaans:
 * Catalan: caquistocràcia
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: kakistokratia
 * French:
 * German: Kakistokratie
 * Greek: κακιστοκρατία
 * Italian:
 * Polish: kakistokracja
 * Portuguese: caquistocracia
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: cacocracia,
 * Thai: ทรชนาธิปไตย