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kleptocracies

Variant of kleptocracy

noun pl. kleptocracies

a political regime whose members make flagrantly dishonest use of their official position for personal gain

Origin: < klept- (see kleptomania + -o- + -cracy

Related Forms:

kleptocrat noun
kleptocratic adjective

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