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Kleptocracy vs Kleptocrat - What's the difference?

kleptocracy | kleptocrat |

As nouns the difference between kleptocracy and kleptocrat

is that kleptocracy is a corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed while kleptocrat is a ruling figure in a kleptocracy.

kleptocracy

English

(wikipedia kleptocracy)

Alternative forms

* cleptocracy

Noun

(kleptocracies)
  • A corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Gary Younge)
    • , 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

    kleptocrat

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A ruling figure in a kleptocracy.
  • *1997 , Diamond Jered, Guns, Germs, and Steel , W. W. Norton & Co, page 276,
  • *:The difference between a kleptocrat and a wise statesman is merely on of degree: a matter of just how large a percentage of the tribute extracted from producers is retained by the elite, and how much the commoners appreciate the public uses to which the redistributed tribute is put.