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kleptocracy

noun

Etymology

From klepto- + -cracy.

  1. borrowed from -κρατία
  2. formed as kleptocracy — “klepto- + -cracy”

Definitions

  1. A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.

    • WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.

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