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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!
Cleptocracy by dignusplz January 16, 2013
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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

Kleptocracy 

A corrupt governmental body made up of thieves, also sullied by nepotism and croneyism.
The county government is a perfect example of a kleptocracy
Kleptocracy by ghost3x7 April 20, 2009
Word of the Day on November 16, 2016

cryptocracy 

The Bavarian Illuminati have secretly ruled the world as a cryptocracy since their foundation in 1776.
cryptocracy by Adam W Haupt May 19, 2009

corptocracy 

There's a lot of talk about spreading democracy, but the world has already become a corptocracy.
corptocracy by China Bob February 26, 2006

kleptocracy 

"The Governance of Thieves" - Technical term, mixed from the psychological term "cleptomania" or "kleptomania" - the urge to steal, and the greek sillable "cratia" - the rule of, as in "democracy".
Often applied to the rulers of Subsaharan African states.
The problem of most African countries is not lack of food, but those kleptocrats in power.
kleptocracy by sam195 August 27, 2005

corptocracy 

Government of, for, and by large, multinational corporations.
There's a lot of talk about spreading democracy but that's just a smoke screen. The world has become a corptocracy.
corptocracy by China Bob February 28, 2006
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