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kleptocracy definition

klep·toc·racy (klep täk′rə sē)

noun pl. kleptocracies -·cies

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

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

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