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.”

by DemocracySold September 2, 2025

kleptocracy

The very definition of Brazil.

In Brazil the Workers Party stablished a Kleptocracy (Deltan Dallagnol, Brazilian public attorney)

by docsportello June 20, 2017

kleptocracy

something that is said to describe a hyper dysfunctional relationship between two celebrities or wealthy individuals

After 16 years of marriage, their relationship dissolved into a kleptocracy

by ThinkinginIowa April 28, 2022

kleptopatriarchy

United-States style ideology

She would have been cooler already, but her parents taught her kleptopatriarchy, and she had to spend a while just rebelling against it.

by Ninja Clan Lord December 27, 2016

kleptography

(n.) Practice of downloading and/or posting photos taken by others while omitting who gave them to you or failing to credit the photographer.

Hey Jack, look at all these pics of the solar eclipse in Lime, Oregon, that I right-clicked and posted to my webpage. Pretty amazing, right? I've been brushing up on my kleptography skills.

by EvenSteve August 31, 2017

Kleptofartiac

When you get the Boo in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe and you go invisible while stealing an item.

Reese became a kleptofartiac after she became one with the Boo.

by of_repose October 15, 2022

Kleptoculture

Culture in which it is common to steal ideas, identities, and material goods

The European ideology of “Manifest Destiny” was nothing but an excuse for kleptoculture.

by Malika Davis August 16, 2023