idiocracy
noun
id·i·oc·ra·cy
ˌi-dē-ˈä-krə-sē 
plural idiocracies
1
: a society governed or populated by idiots (see idiot sense 1)
Our nation is turning into an idiocracy.—
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson2
: government by idiots (see idiot sense 1)
As we lurch toward idiocracy—the real thing, not the movie—we must change course.—John Kass
John KassExamples of idiocracy in a Sentence
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Nothing about the foolishness and outrageousness of what the movie shows us — no matter how virtuosically sliced and diced by McKay’s characteristically jittery editor, Hank Corwin — can really compete with the horrors of our real-world American idiocracy.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
Which brings us to America's idiocracy in 2021.
—Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 July 2021
Of course, the idiocracy extends beyond West Virginia.
—Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 July 2021
Stop pandering to the bottom 33% of idiocracy with titles like this.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023
McKay’s characteristically jittery editor, Hank Corwin — can really compete with the horrors of our real-world American idiocracy.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
The American people, and the people of the world, deserve better than an American idiocracy.
—Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 July 2021
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Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 Dec. 2021
Which brings us to America's idiocracy in 2021.
—Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 July 2021
Of course, the idiocracy extends beyond West Virginia.
—Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 July 2021
Stop pandering to the bottom 33% of idiocracy with titles like this.
—Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 8 Jan. 2023
McKay’s characteristically jittery editor, Hank Corwin — can really compete with the horrors of our real-world American idiocracy.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2022
The American people, and the people of the world, deserve better than an American idiocracy.
—Jeffrey Sachs, CNN, 20 July 2021
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“Idiocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idiocracy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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