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narcokleptocracy

Syllables: nar·co·klep·to·cra·cy/ˈnɑːkəʊklɛpˈtɒkɹəsi/US/ˈnɑɹkoʊˌklɛpˈtɑkɹəsi/

narcokleptocracy noun: drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or rule exerted by this group.

narcokleptocracy: drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or...
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Noun

narcokleptocracy (plural narcokleptocracies)

  1. (rare) Drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or rule exerted by this group.
  2. (rare) A government influenced by such persons; a narcocracy.
    • As head of the PDF [Panamanian Defense Forces], [Manuel] Noriega now controlled all elements of the Panamanian government essential to the protection of drug trafficking and money laundering, thus accomplishing two goals simultaneously—increasing his control over Panama and enriching himself....1988 December, Subcommittee on Terrorism, Narcotics and International Operations, Committee on Foreign Relations, United States Senate, “Panama”, in Drugs, Law Enforcement and Foreign Policy: A...
    • I knew how eager they [new recruits to the All Burma Students' Democratic Front] were to fight the Burma Army, which they perceived as no better than a private army protecting Ne Win's narcokleptocracy.2000, Shelby Tucker, Among Insurgents: Walking through Burma, London; New York, N.Y.: The Radcliffe Press, →ISBN, page 80

Forms of narcokleptocracy

pluralnarcokleptocracies

Origin of narcokleptocracy

From narco- (“of or pertaining to narcotics or their trade and use”) + kleptocracy (“corrupt and dishonest government characterised by greed”).

Questions about narcokleptocracy

What does narcokleptocracy mean?
Narcokleptocracy means drug lords and others involved in organized crime as a dominant group in society; the influence or rule exerted by this group.
What part of speech is narcokleptocracy?
Narcokleptocracy is a noun.
How do you pronounce narcokleptocracy?
Narcokleptocracy is pronounced /ˈnɑːkəʊklɛpˈtɒkɹəsi/ (UK).
What is the plural of narcokleptocracy?
The plural of narcokleptocracy is narcokleptocracies.

Words near narcokleptocracy in the dictionary

  1. narcoguerrillas
  2. narcohypnia
  3. narcohypnosis
  4. narcohypnotic
  5. narcokleptocracies
  6. narcokleptocracy
  7. narcolepsies
  8. narcolepsy
  9. narcolept
  10. narcoleptic
  11. narcoleptically

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