Crossword clues for kleptocracy
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"rule by a class of thieves," 1819, originally in reference to Spain; see kleptomania + -cracy.
Wiktionary
n. A corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed.
Wikipedia
Kleptocracy, alternatively cleptocracy or kleptarchy, (from - kleptēs, "thief" and κράτος – kratos, "power, rule", hence "rule by thieves") is a term applied to a government seen as having a particularly severe and systemic problem with officials or a ruling class (collectively, kleptocrats) taking advantage of corruption to extend their personal wealth and political power. Typically this system involves the embezzlement of state funds at the expense of the wider population, sometimes without even the pretense of honest service.
Usage examples of "kleptocracy".
A captain of industry who whips a corrupt and inefficient Central American kleptocracy into fighting shape within weeks.
Once they are free from their oppressive government, they reinvent Mexico as a nurturing landscape that obliterates the kleptocracy it actually is.
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His sucFROM EGALITARIANISM TO KLEPTOCRACY 2 9 I cessors strengthened the resulting embryonic Zulu state by expanding its judicial system, policing, and ceremonies.
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At worst, they function unabashedly as kleptocracies, transferring net wealth from commoners to upper classes.
Kleptocracies with little public support run the risk of being overthrown, either by downtrodden commoners or by upstart would-be replacement kleptocrats seeking public support by promising a higher ratio of services rendered to fruits stolen.
The remaining way for kleptocrats to gain public support is to construct an ideology or religion justifying kleptocracy.