kleptocracy
something that is said to describe a hyper dysfunctional relationship between two celebrities or wealthy individuals
kleptocracy by ThinkinginIowa April 28, 2022
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post-communist kleptocracy
That delightful period after a communist country falls during which everything becomes surprisingly stealable. A system of government that has a heavy focus on criminality and survival-of-the-fittest. What happens when commies turn on each other.
post-communist kleptocracy by Ahod February 22, 2009
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Cleptocracy
A type of government in which corruption is widespread. The corruption is so strong that society accepts it as a part of normality, reacting with suspicion when some public worker or politician doesn't embezzle something.
Gosh, that mayor actually used the city's money to build stuff for the city. Something's not right here. That's a disrespect to our cleptocracy!
dafuq just happened, those people were convicted for corruption? Is that a crime, really?! That's absurd, i thought we were living in a cleptocracy here!
dafuq just happened, those people were convicted for corruption? Is that a crime, really?! That's absurd, i thought we were living in a cleptocracy here!
Cleptocracy by dignusplz January 16, 2013
Kleptocratic
A political policy, the main goal of which is to steal from the poor and give to the rich, under the guise of doing the opposite.
Both Republicans and Democrats are Kleptocratic.
Kleptocratic by sargos7 August 4, 2014
kleptocrat
One who participates in kleptocracy, especially an official. See also, politician, legislator, attorney, Nigeria, Iraq, embezzlement, corporation, bureaucracy, and conflict of interest.
Ijits keep sending me 419 scams with sob story(ies) about dead kleptocrats, thinking they can get me to send them money to get them to send me money.
kleptocrat by Downstrike July 30, 2005
cleptocracy
Government where where important policies, often surreptitiously, aim at increasing the incomes and wealth of a small minority at the expense of a large majority.
The donations of the stinking rich Koch brothers make many see the Trump administration and the congressional majority as a cleptocracy in spite of the professed concern for the middle classes.
cleptocracy by Wryface July 31, 2017
Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocrats
A condition in which the democratic will and collective welfare of the populace are subordinated to the entrenched influence of powerful conglomerates, multinational corporations, and strategically positioned non-governmental organisations. These entities, often acting as proxies for the geopolitical and economic priorities of their respective states, exercise disproportionate sway over the political process. In doing so, they erode civic freedoms, curtail liberties, and diminish the agency of ordinary citizens within the public sphere, replacing representative governance with a system governed by private interest, elite patronage, and institutional capture.
Person 1: “So what if 13 Cabinet ministers and 180 MPs have taken money from the pro-Israeli lobby? That is just politics as usual, isn’t it?”
Person 2: “No, that is the Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocrats, when those in power serve the interests of wealthy lobbies instead of the people who elected them.”
Person 2: “No, that is the Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocrats, when those in power serve the interests of wealthy lobbies instead of the people who elected them.”
Tyranny of the Lobbyists/ Kleptocrats by DemocracySold September 2, 2025