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narcokleptocracy en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈnɑɹkoʊˌklɛpˈtɑkɹəsi/ (General-American)
  • /ˈnɑːkəʊklɛpˈtɒkɹəsi/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ναρκόω (narkóō) English narco- English kleptocracy English narcokleptocracy From narco- (“of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use”) + kleptocracy (“corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed”).

Meanings

  1. (rare) Drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or rule exerted by this group.
  2. (rare) A government influenced by such persons; a narcocracy.
    • I knew how eager they [new recruits to the All Burma Students' Democratic Front] were to fight the Burma Army, which they perceived as no better than a private army protecting Ne Win's narcokleptocracy. 2000, Shelby Tucker, Among Insurgents: Walking through Burma, London; New York, N.Y.: The Radcliffe Press, →ISBN, page 80:
    • As head of the PDF [Panamanian Defense Forces], [Manuel] Noriega now controlled all elements of the Panamanian government essential to the protection of drug trafficking and money laundering, thus accomplishing two goals simultaneously—increasing his control over Panama and enriching himself. Noriega had turned Panama's political system into what one witness termed a "narcokleptocracy," a political system in which Panamanian government became controlled by personal loyalties to Noriega, cemented by graft and corruption, and substantially funded with narcotics money. 1988 December, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, “Panama”, in Drugs, Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy: A Report (S. Prt.; 100-165), Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office, published 1989, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Oct 2016, page 83:

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Relateds

narcostate

wikipedia: United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · wikipedia: Manuel Noriega · wikipedia: United States Marshals Service