# mediocrat

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A politician or bureaucrat of mediocre ability.
2. An advocate of mediocracy; one who prefers to avoid controversy, change and risk.
3. An ordinary person with no special abilities; a mediocrity.
4. A politician or leader from a middle-class background.
5. A plant species that thrives in moderate conditions.

## Etymology
From medio- + -crat.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mediocrat