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kleptocracy
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klep·toc·ra·cy
/
klɛpˈtɒk
rə
si
/
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[
klep-
tok
-r
uh
-see
]
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noun,
plural
klep·toc·ra·cies.
a government or state in
which
those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
Origin:
1815–20;
klepto-
(combining form of
Greek
kléptēs
thief) +
-cracy
Related forms
klep·to·crat
/
ˈklɛp
təˌkræt
/
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[
klep
-t
uh
-krat
]
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,
noun
klep·to·crat·ic
/
ˌklɛp
təˈkræt
ɪk
/
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[
klep-t
uh
-
krat
-ik
]
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,
adjective
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kleptocracy
or
cleptocracy
(ˌklɛpˈtɒkrəsɪ)
—
n
,
pl
-cies
informal
a government where officials are politically corrupt and financially self-interested
[C20: from
klepto
(
mania
) +
-cracy
]
cleptocracy
or
cleptocracy
—
n
[C20: from
klepto
(
mania
) +
-cracy
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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