different between oligarchy vs kleptocracy

English

Etymology

From French oligarchie, from Latin oligarchia, from Ancient Greek ????????? (oligarkhía), from ?????? (olígos, “few”) + ???? (arkh?, “rule”).
Surface analysis: olig- (“few”) +? -archy (“rule”, “command”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??l?????ki/
• (US) IPA^(key): /???l?????ki/, /?o?l?????ki/

Noun

oligarchy (plural oligarchies)

1. A government run by only a few, often the wealthy.
   • 2016 January 17, "Wealthy cabals run America," Al Jazeera America (retrieved 18 January 2016):

     The Itasca Project is just one example of existing oligarchy, and a surprisingly open one at that.

2. Those who make up an oligarchic government.
3. A state ruled by such a government.

Related terms

• oligarch
• oligarchic
• oligarchical

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• cleptocracy

Etymology

klepto- +? -cracy

Noun

kleptocracy (plural kleptocracies)

1. A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by greed.

Synonyms

• kleptarchy

Derived terms

• narcokleptocracy

Translations

See also

• mafia state