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A government or dominance of society by the mediocre: Floyd thought his country was managed by a kind of mediocracy, being quite moderate and ordinary, and too often unsatisfactory and poorly run.

In geology, a description of a dark-colored rock; chromocratic; melanic: Such melanocratic rocks are igneous and contain at least 50-60% of mafic minerals.

A government by people who are selected on the basis of merit in a competitive educational system: A meritocracy is made up of an influential class of educated people.

A meritocracy includes an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class privileges or wealth.

Meritocracy is a system in which advancement is based on an individual's ability or achievement instead of personal influences.

Relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy: A meritocratic society is characterized by presenting individuals with rewards or a status depending on what they have achieved, and not because of their social rank or wealth.

A government by the middle classes: Ruth read that a mesocracy was a kind of ruling system run by the bourgeoise, and excluding both the rich upper class and poor lower class of people.

In geology, a description of an igneous rock which is composed of a fairly equal proportion of light and dark minerals in nearly equal amounts: Mesocratic rocks are intermediate in color between leucocratic (light-colored minerals) and melanocratic (dark-colored minerals).

Any community, society, or social group that is based on matriarchy: Metrocracy is a form of organization or government where women have power.

Metrocracy can be further explained as a form of social order where women are in charge and are recognized as the heads of families, with power, lineage, and inheritance passing, where possible, from mothers to daughters.

A rule by the mass of ordinary people; or rule of the mob; ochlocracy: In the newspaper, Jill read that the worst kind of government would be a mobocracy, which would be the end of a prosperous and peaceful nation.

A person who advocates a government by the mob: Mr. Smart read about a group of mobocrats who were in favor of a governing body including the unintelligent populace who would lead the country without any limitations.

A government or rule by a single person; autocracy: A monocracy is a kind governing system whereby the sole ruler is an absolute dictator and not controlled by a constitution, any laws, or opponents.

Descriptive of a ruling system by a single person; autocratic: In a monocratic type of government, only a sole person has total political control nd power in the country and this form of governing can also be termed as totalitarian or tyrannic.

A government run by amateurs: Neocracy can be described as the rule of the upstarts by nonprofessionals.

A neocracy is run by new or inexperienced and untried officials.

In politics, a system of government based on a legal code; the rule of law in a community: Mrs. Thompson explained to her students that a nomocracy was a political system which was under the sovereignty of sensible and sound laws and civic rights.

A government by the mob: mobocracy; mob rule: In the story Natasha was reading, the multitude of common people decided to take over the dominance of the country and turn it into an ochlocracy.

A description of mob rule or government by the multitude: In the adventure story, the country was governed by an ochlocratic mass of unintelligent people who kept all tourists out and didn't allow anyone to visit their territory.