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cormac ([personal profile] cormac) wrote2004-11-23 09:14 am

Word of the Day

Well...honestly it's the word of the next four yesrs, but what the hell - when you find such clever and appropriate vocabulary, you have to share it. So:

Kakistocracy (n.) 1. The government of a state by the worst citizens.(Oxford English Dictionary) 2. Government by the least qualified or most unprincipled citizens.(American Heritage Dictionary)

[identity profile] selenesue.livejournal.com 2004-11-23 10:37 am (UTC)(link)
Hmmm, which might be applicable to a society ruled by the guy who beats up all opponants with a big stick... I'm cynical too, on many levels.
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[personal profile] lady_songsmith 2004-11-23 11:53 am (UTC)(link)
Good word, I'll have to remember it. Is it [kae ki stok] or [kak i stok]?

Excuse me now, I have to go argue with a sorta-troll at [livejournal.com profile] liberal

[identity profile] cormac.livejournal.com 2004-11-23 05:03 pm (UTC)(link)
I believe kak-i-stok is correct.