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Idiot vs Idiocracy - What's the difference?

idiot | idiocracy |

As nouns the difference between idiot and idiocracy

is that idiot is (pejorative) a person of low general intelligence while idiocracy is government that is based upon abstract theory or idiocracy can be (humorous) a government ruled by idiots.

idiot

English

Alternative forms

* eejit * idjit, idget (eye dialect)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (pejorative) A person of low general intelligence.
    • usage note This may be used pejoratively, as an insult. It is a weak insult, however, and between close friends, family members, or lovers, is often completely nonaggressive.
  • (obsolete, medicine, psychology) A person who lacks the capacity to develop beyond the mental age of a normal four-year-old.

    • Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * genius

    Related terms

    * idiocy * idiom * idiosyncratic * idiotic * idiotically * idiot savant * useful idiot

    idiocracy

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (idiocracies)
  • government that is based upon abstract theory

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (idiocracies)
  • (humorous) A government ruled by idiots.