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Oligarchy vs Kleptocracy - What's the difference?

oligarchy | kleptocracy |

As nouns the difference between oligarchy and kleptocracy

is that oligarchy is a government run by only a few, often the wealthy while kleptocracy is a corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed.

oligarchy

English

Noun

(wikipedia oligarchy) (oligarchies)
  • A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
  • Those who make up an oligarchic government.
  • A state ruled by such a government.

    • Related terms

    * oligarch * oligarchic * oligarchical

    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