"Kleptocracy" is a government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. The term is derived from the Greek "kleptein," meaning "to steal."
Una "cleptocracia" es un gobierno caracterizado por la codicia y la corrupción rampantes. El término se deriva del griego "kleptein", que significa "robar".
| Front | kleptocracy \klep-TOK-ruh-see\ |
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| Back | noun A government characterized by rampant greed and corruption. [Greek kleptein, to steal + -cracy.] "Daniel and President Kabila are from the same town and tribe. The Congo was a great traditional kleptocracy, made that way under colonial rule, with Mobutu Sese Seko as its last, most grotesque beneficiary." |
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