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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
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First Known Use of KLEPTOCRACY
1819
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