kleptocracy
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- noun
- /klɛpˈtɒkrəsi/
- Literature
- Prior to this era of kleptocracy, the Park functioned very well for that purpose.
- Kleptocracy Initiative
- years of a kleptocracy
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- And thankfully, Americans are starting to rise up and resist this kind of autocracy and kleptocracy.
Examples
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Kleptocracy and corruption are now used interchangeably, with kleptocracy generally referring to systems of rule and corruption to venal acts and abusive practices.
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In short, relieving kleptocracy and stopping corrupt practices improves conditions conducive to economic, political, and human development.
Academic text (2005) -
It's not just a kleptocracy, It's a belief system, it's passion, it's conviction.
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In a kleptocracy, and we live in a kleptocracy, it is always about the looting.
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Hate to break it to you, but your central bankers are part of the international finance kleptocracy too.
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All over the world, people are standing up to corrupt kleptocracies.
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In the twenty-first century, corruption is dysfunctional and pathological, and kleptocracy is no longer acceptable anywhere in the world.
Academic text (2005) -
As this budding kleptocracy perfected the art of siphoning off oil proceeds into its own pockets, Venezuelan store shelves grew bare.
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In a kleptocracy, those in power use their authority to enrich themselves at the expense of the nation.
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The citizens grew increasingly disillusioned as their country became a kleptocracy, with leaders stealing public funds.
Antonyms
How Corrupt
- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
kleptocracy = klepto + cracy
The word is compositional from classical elements meaning theft and rule, but these bound forms are not readily interpretable for most B1 learners.
Etymology
Kleptocracy comes from the Greek parts klepto- meaning 'to steal' and -cracy meaning 'rule', the same -cracy as in democracy. So a kleptocracy is a government run by people who use power to take a country's money for themselves.