Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Greek term or phrase:
αναξιοκρατία
English translation:
(Down with the) rule of the unworthy
Added to glossary by
SeiTT
Dec 15, 2009 12:23
14 yrs ago
Greek term
αναξιοκρατία
Greek to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
Blogs
Greetings,
Please see
http://paraxenos.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post.html
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Please see
http://paraxenos.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-post.html
All the best, and many thanks,
Simon
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Spiros Doikas
Native in Greek
Works in field
Dip. Trans. IoL (En-Gr)
Native in: Greek 
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to English, Greek, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
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116
Selected
(Down with the) rule of the unworthy
(Down with the) rule of the unworthy
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2009-12-18 16:36:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You are welcome -:)
What a huge difference it makes when one suggests answers specific for the needs of your context rather than the... dictionary -:)
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Note added at 3 days4 hrs (2009-12-18 16:36:02 GMT) Post-grading
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You are welcome -:)
What a huge difference it makes when one suggests answers specific for the needs of your context rather than the... dictionary -:)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "many thanks marvellous"
+1
24 mins
absence of meritocracy
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Peer comment(s):
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Efi Varvaropoulou
: Θα έλεγα ότι είναι το απόλυτο equivalent...
10 mins
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Thanks.
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24 mins
demeritocracy
In fact, I like Spiros' answer better than this, but literally, the word should be the opposite of meritocracy. My suggestion is a non-existent word, so should be considered a satirical coinage. However, that's how the word meritocracy started out, too.
36 mins
Efi Varvaropoulou
Greece
Greece
Native in Greek
Greece
Native in: Greek
Works in: English to Greek, Greek to German, Italian to Greek, and 5 more.
faltering meritocracy
Why not go with something like that, too? Taken from an Economist article...
Καλή συνέχεια σε όλους...
Καλή συνέχεια σε όλους...
+1
55 mins
lack of meritocracy
"axiocratia" can be defined as meritocracy (Rule by those chosen on the principle of merit). While it seems that there is no direct opposing concept, in terms of a single word, a close relative could be "kakistocracy" (Rule by those who are the worst). A more liberal translation using the concept of "lack of" may be more usefull.
Example sentence:
The lack of meritocracy in that business is ovewhelming.
Peer comment(s):
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Nick Lingris
: Συνηθέστερο μετάφρασμα για την έλλειψη αξιοκρατίας το "lack of meritocracy" (αυτό δίνουν τρία λεξικά). Αλλά η ψήφος μου εδώ είναι για το ανακριβές kakistocracy. :)
18 mins
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Philip Lees
: I like kakistocracy, too, but shouldn't that be the opposite of aristocracy? It isn't simply a lack of meritocracy we're looking for here, but its diametric opposite.
41 mins
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You are probably right. I did not suggest kakistocracy. I just said it was a "close relative" to what we were looking for. Thanks for the comment.
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2 hrs
Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Greek to English, Czech to English, Slovak to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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68
reverse meritocracy
or "meritocracy in reverse"
A suggestion for a way of putting the idea vividly across - though other versions are likely to work well, or better, in this specific context.
A suggestion for a way of putting the idea vividly across - though other versions are likely to work well, or better, in this specific context.
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