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noun- Government by those of ordinary or moderate quality; A system within which barely adequate is rewarded.

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Usage examples (33)
  • Wake up America ... ignorance and mediocracy is not beneficial to our great country.
  • Berlusconi's so-called mediocracy works in two ways.
  • Regardless of Starr's motives, his reinterpretation of Mr. Jennings as a "sore winner" spread swiftly through the mediocracy, which is getting more mediocre every day.
  • This kind of mediocracy drives me mad because it affects all of us.
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