Word of the Week: kakistocracy (kakə̇ˈstäkrəsē) Definition (Noun) government by the worst people In Context "Whether this partakes more of an aristocracy, or caucocracy, or rather Kakistocracy, is a problem, in the solution of which, he may find some amusement and employment of his genius." — The Weekly Aurora, (Philadelphia, PA), 31 Oct. 1815