kleptocracy

noun klep·toc·ra·cy \klep-ˈtä-krə-sē\

plural klep·toc·ra·cies

Definition of KLEPTOCRACY

: government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed; also : a particular government of this kind

— klep·to·crat \ˈklep-tə-ˌkrat\ noun

— klep·to·crat·ic \ˌklep-tə-ˈkra-tik\ adjective

1819

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