kleptocracy en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English klepto- Proto-Indo-European *kret-der. Ancient Greek κρᾰ́τος (krắtos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Ancient Greek -κρᾰτῐ́ᾱ (-krătĭ́ā)bor. English -cracy English kleptocracy From klepto- + -cracy.
Meanings
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A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.
WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.
2013 June 7, Gary Younge, “Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 26, page 18:Quevedo, no ordinary person, is very amusing. His Visions of Hell in particular, though of a very different kind from Dante's, are more edifying. But our business at present is with his "History of Paul the Spanish Sharper, the Pattern of Rogues and Mirror of Vagabonds." We do not know that he deserves these appellations so much as some others but they are to be looked upon as titular ornaments, common to the Spanish Kleptocracy.
1819 December 29, Leigh Hunt, “THIEVES, ANCIENT AND MODERN”, in The Indicator, number 12, page 95:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| kleptocracies | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| cleptocracy | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
mafia state · thiefdom · kleptocratic · kleptocrat
Synonyms
Translations (59)
he קלפטוקרטיה (corrupt and dishonest government) · uk клептокра́тія (corrupt and dishonest government) · kk клептократия (corrupt and dishonest government) · mk клептократија (corrupt and dishonest government) · hi चोर-तंत्र (corrupt and dishonest government) · lt kleptokratija (corrupt and dishonest government) · el κλεπτοκρατία (corrupt and dishonest government) · sk kleptokracia (corrupt and dishonest government) · fa کلپتوکراسی (corrupt and dishonest government) · ko 도둑정치 (corrupt and dishonest government) · ru клептокра́тия (corrupt and dishonest government) · ka კლეპტოკრატია (corrupt and dishonest government) · da kleptokrati (corrupt and dishonest government) · vi chế độ đạo tặc (corrupt and dishonest government) · th โจราธิปไตย (corrupt and dishonest government) · tr kleptokrasi (corrupt and dishonest government) · fi kleptokratia (corrupt and dishonest government) · sl kleptokracija (corrupt and dishonest government) · nb kleptokrati (corrupt and dishonest government) · tg дуздсолорӣ (corrupt and dishonest government) · de Kleptokratie (corrupt and dishonest government) · id kleptokrasi (corrupt and dishonest government) · cs kleptokracie (corrupt and dishonest government) · cmn 盜賊統治 /盗贼统治 (corrupt and dishonest government) · tk kleptokratiýa (corrupt and dishonest government) · nn kleptokrati (corrupt and dishonest government) · ar كْلِيبْتُقْرَاطِيَّة (corrupt and dishonest government) · et kleptokraatia (corrupt and dishonest government) · nl kleptocratie (corrupt and dishonest government) · fr kleptocratie (corrupt and dishonest government) · sq kleptokraci (corrupt and dishonest government) · sh клептокрација (corrupt and dishonest government) · sh клептократија (corrupt and dishonest government) · ro cleptocrație (corrupt and dishonest government) · uz kleptokratiya (corrupt and dishonest government) · sh kleptokracija (corrupt and dishonest government) · ja 泥棒政治 (corrupt and dishonest government) · pl kleptokracja (corrupt and dishonest government) · ms kleptokrasi (corrupt and dishonest government) · hi क्लेप्टोक्रेसी (corrupt and dishonest government) · pt cleptocracia (corrupt and dishonest government) · sh kleptokratija (corrupt and dishonest government) · sv kleptokrati (corrupt and dishonest government) · hu kleptokrácia (corrupt and dishonest government) · be клептакра́тыя (corrupt and dishonest government) · bg клептокра́ция (corrupt and dishonest government) · az kleptokratiya (corrupt and dishonest government) · lv kleptokrātija (corrupt and dishonest government) · ca cleptocràcia (corrupt and dishonest government) · tg клептократия (corrupt and dishonest government) · de Diebesherrschaft (corrupt and dishonest government) · ja クレプトクラシー (corrupt and dishonest government) · is þjófræði (corrupt and dishonest government) · cmn 竊盜統治 /窃盗统治 (corrupt and dishonest government) · it cleptocrazia (corrupt and dishonest government) · fa دزدسالاری (corrupt and dishonest government) · ky клептократия (corrupt and dishonest government) · es cleptocracia (corrupt and dishonest government) · hy ավազակապետություն (corrupt and dishonest government)