Etymograph

English

kludgeocracy

From kludge + -ocracy.

A compound of kludge + -ocracy

English kludgie ‘common toilet’

English kludge

The story

Coined by Steven M. Teles in 2012.

Today it means

noun A government characterized by complex, inefficient, and ad-hoc solutions to problems.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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