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Meaning of "mediocracy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MEDIOCRACY

mediocracy  [ˌmiːdɪˈɒkrəsɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MEDIOCRACY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Mediocracy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MEDIOCRACY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fabian Tassano

Fabian Tassano is an economist and author, known for his radical views on the medical profession, and for his critique of modern culture in general.

Definition of mediocracy in the English dictionary

The definition of mediocracy in the dictionary is rule by mediocre people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MEDIOCRACY


adhocracy
ædˈhɒkrəsɪ
aristocracy
ˌærɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
autocracy
ɔːˈtɒkrəsɪ
bureaucracy
bjʊəˈrɒkrəsɪ
cottonocracy
ˌkɒtəˈnɒkrəsɪ
democracy
dɪˈmɒkrəsɪ
demonocracy
ˌdiːmɒnˈɒkrəsɪ
gerontocracy
ˌdʒɛrɒnˈtɒkrəsɪ
hagiocracy
ˌhæɡɪˈɒkrəsɪ
hypocrisy
hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ
kakistocracy
ˌkækɪˈstɒkrəsɪ
kleptocracy
ˌklɛpˈtɒkrəsɪ
meritocracy
ˌmɛrɪˈtɒkrəsɪ
mobocracy
mɒˈbɒkrəsɪ
pedantocracy
ˌpedənˈtɒkrəsɪ
physiocracy
ˌfɪzɪˈɒkrəsɪ
plutocracy
pluːˈtɒkrəsɪ
technocracy
tɛkˈnɒkrəsɪ
theocracy
θɪˈɒkrəsɪ
theocrasy
θɪˈɒkrəsɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MEDIOCRACY

medieval
Medieval Greek
Medieval History
Medieval Latin
medieval studies
medievalism
medievalist
medievalistic
medievally
medigap
medina
mediocre
mediocrities
mediocrity
meditate
meditation
meditative
meditatively
meditativeness
meditator

WORDS THAT END LIKE MEDIOCRACY

accuracy
Christian Democracy
chrysocracy
dollarocracy
doulocracy
industrial democracy
liberal democracy
millocracy
monocracy
nomocracy
ochlocracy
pantisocracy
parliamentary democracy
people´s democracy
pornocracy
ptochocracy
slavocracy
social democracy
stratocracy
thalassocracy
timocracy

Synonyms and antonyms of mediocracy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «mediocracy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MEDIOCRACY

Find out the translation of mediocracy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of mediocracy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «mediocracy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

mediocracy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

mediocracy
570 millions of speakers

English

mediocracy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

mediocracy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

mediocracy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

mediocracy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mediocracy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

mediocracy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

médiocratie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mediocracy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

mediocracy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

mediocracy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

mediocracy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mediokrasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mediocracy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

mediocracy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मध्यस्था
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mediocracy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mediocracy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mediocracy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

mediocracy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mediocritate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

mediocracy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mediocracy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mediocracy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mediocracy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of mediocracy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIOCRACY»

The term «mediocracy» is normally little used and occupies the 138.913 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of mediocracy
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MEDIOCRACY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «mediocracy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «mediocracy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about mediocracy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MEDIOCRACY»

Discover the use of mediocracy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to mediocracy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Mediocracy: French Philosophy Since the Mid-1970s
Defending and contrasting the common critical project to which Althusser, Foucault, and others were committed before and after 1968 with the philosophical impostures and political abdications of the present, Lecourt calls for a resumption ...
Dominique Lecourt, 2002
2
Mediocracy: Inversions and Deceptions in an Egalitarian Culture
The author argues that both things are symptoms of mediocracy, a new model of society in which content is sacrificed in favour of appearance and ideological correctness.
Fabian Tassano, 2006
3
Mediocracy
In this paper, we study the initial recruitment of individuals in the political sector.
Andrea Mattozzi, Antonio Merlo, 2007
4
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
If that were written in a book, wo of the mediocracy would not cut the leaves ; but hearing it from tho man himself viva coce, we take it as a part of the show. When the star of the evening has disappeared, then our true pleasure begins, and that ...
Robert Chambers, William Chambers, 1852
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Level 7
Suddenly, it flashed through my mind: "Mediocracy"! That would be the equivalent of the Venutian word. Shorter than "the rule of the average" and far more flexible! "Mediocracy" could be easily modified into "mediocratic" instead of the clumsy ...
Mordecai Roshwald, David Seed, 2004
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Chambers's Journal
If that were written in a book, we of the mediocracy would not cut the leaves ; but hearing it from the man himself viva voce, we take it as a part of the show. When the star of the evening has disappeared, then our true pleasure begins, and that ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1852
7
The Mediocracy: The Mediocracy Trilogy
Barry, a meteorologist, lands at the newly established human colony on the planet Pollux 4.
Robert Hays, 2011
8
Chambers's Edinburgh Journal
If that were written in a book, wo of the mediocracy would not cut the leaves ; but hearing it from the man himself viva voce, we take it as a part of the show. When the star of the evening has disappeared, then our true pleasure begins, and that ...
William Chambers, Robert Chambers, 1851
9
Winter evenings
Among the western nations, the mediocracy of England may be reckoned the strongest. Genius is more afraid of it than elsewhere ; and eccentricity does not show itself in public, lest it should be mobbed. It was not her middle-classes, but her ...
Leitch Ritchie, 1859
10
Tait's Edinburgh magazine
It is impossible to weary while reading these, for the arrangement of the chapters provides a judicious rest for the mind, by placing those of a light and amusiug tendency after others of more solid purpose. In the paper on " The Mediocracy," ...
William Tait, 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MEDIOCRACY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term mediocracy is used in the context of the following news items.
1
A Charge of Mediocracy
WHILE many Indian cities find faults with the present educational policy and the system of examinations policy and the system of examinations ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Too many in the First Division
THE other day we drew attention to a charge of mediocracy made against the graduates and undergraduate of the Allahabad University ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
3
[VIDEO] Port Adelaide Power vs Collingwood Magpies Highlights …
Port are now back in the hunt, but Collingwood find themselves in the order of top eight mediocracy; they will be back in the pack now, despite ... «The Roar, Jul 15»
4
Will Next Season Be a Season of Change for Liverpool?
A lift that is certainly needed if the Reds are to avoid slipping further from the Champions League and deeper into mid table mediocracy. «Football.com, Jul 15»
5
University of Cambridge's world ranking shows value of investing in …
Difference should be celebrated; sameness (which all too often means mediocracy) discouraged. The number of educational institutions have ... «Brisbane Times, Jul 15»
6
Real journalism never goes unpunished in Turkey
In Turkey, not only is success duly and promptly punished, and the general public complacent with mediocracy, but real journalism continues to ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
7
Developing a core purpose: How straight thinking children can help
... sounds far-reaching, if you don't hold belief that you can reach ultimate excellence in an area, then your offering will reflect mediocracy. «StartupSmart, Jul 15»
8
Stolen Valor Act a good move to protect legitimate veterans, punish …
... guilty stolen valor were "modern-day Walter Mittys - bank tellers and office workers who want to snatch notoriety from the jaws of mediocracy.". «AL.com, Jul 15»
9
The difference was they played as a team whereas Leitrim played as …
Instead they remained isolated, individual pieces of brilliance on a day when everything else Leitrim did wreaked of mediocracy. Without ... «Leitrim Observer, Jul 15»
10
Local police departments hire new academy grads
“There has to be excellence in everything you do; there is no room for mediocracy.” Speaking on behalf of the academy advisory board, Chief ... «Wicked Local Amesbury, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Mediocracy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/mediocracy>. May 2024 ».
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