Meaning of ineptocracy | Babel Free
Definitions
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A government characterized by incompetent leaders. countable, derogatory
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The phenomenon of governance or leadership by the incompetent. derogatory, uncountable
Examples
“"People like to talk about a neoconservative cabal in the White House," he said, referring to the chief architects of the Iraq War, Vice President Dick Cheney, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz. "But what you really have is an ineptocracy: these people can't do anything right."”
“The road users should at least get some benefit from this waste, another case of Somerset Highways showing ineptocracy.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.