mediocratn.

Brit.

/ˈmiːdɪəkrat/, U.S.

/ˈmidiəˌkræt/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: mediocre adj., -ocrat comb. form.

Etymology: Blend of mediocre adj. and -ocrat comb. form, after mediocracy n.; perhaps after French médiocrat (1870).

A person who governs in a mediocracy.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > other ruling classes or groups > members of

stratocrat1831

tillocrat1858

pedantocrat1883

pornocrat1894

mediocrat1909

gerontocrat1961

securocrat1987

1909 Daily Chron. 12 July 4/4 Our style and title is ‘The Mediocrats’, and our aim may be expressed in a sentence as the promotion, by every means within our members' power, of the great principle of mediocrity.

1928 N. Bartley (title) The mediocrat.

1972 H. J. Eysenck Psychol. is about People iv. 199 Perhaps this Utopia of the mediocrats is not so far off.

1995 Daily Tel. 16 Jan. 21/6 The cult of mediocrity or ‘classlessness’ has spread to every aspect of public administration and most areas of industry and commerce. The only thing these mediocrats are good at is keeping better candidates out.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mediocrat
释义	mediocratn. Brit. /ˈmiːdɪəkrat/, U.S. /ˈmidiəˌkræt/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: mediocre adj., -ocrat comb. form. Etymology: Blend of mediocre adj. and -ocrat comb. form, after mediocracy n.; perhaps after French médiocrat (1870). A person who governs in a mediocracy. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > ruling class or group > [noun] > other ruling classes or groups > members of stratocrat1831 tillocrat1858 pedantocrat1883 pornocrat1894 mediocrat1909 gerontocrat1961 securocrat1987 1909 Daily Chron. 12 July 4/4 Our style and title is ‘The Mediocrats’, and our aim may be expressed in a sentence as the promotion, by every means within our members' power, of the great principle of mediocrity. 1928 N. Bartley (title) The mediocrat. 1972 H. J. Eysenck Psychol. is about People iv. 199 Perhaps this Utopia of the mediocrats is not so far off. 1995 Daily Tel. 16 Jan. 21/6 The cult of mediocrity or ‘classlessness’ has spread to every aspect of public administration and most areas of industry and commerce. The only thing these mediocrats are good at is keeping better candidates out. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1909
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