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Kleptocracy vs Cleptocracy - What's the difference?

kleptocracy | cleptocracy |

As nouns the difference between kleptocracy and cleptocracy

is that kleptocracy is a corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed while cleptocracy is .

kleptocracy

Alternative forms

* cleptocracy

Noun

(kleptocracies)
  • A corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed.
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  • , volume=188, issue=26, page=18, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Hypocrisy lies at heart of Manning prosecution , passage=WikiLeaks did not cause these uprisings but it certainly informed them. The dispatches revealed details of corruption and kleptocracy that many Tunisians suspected, but could not prove, and would cite as they took to the streets.}}

    Synonyms

    * kleptarchy

    See also

    * mafia state

    cleptocracy

    English

    Noun

    (cleptocracies)
  • References

    See, e.g.'', ''cleptocracy at Dictionary.com.