elite capture(weakening or eliminating the system of checks and balances between the branches of government in the interests of plundering the state budget and redistribution of large property in the country: A kleptocracy is defined as the condition arising when a political elite manipulates the three branches of government (legislative, executive and judicial) with the intention of capturing resources that will enrich that elite, a general phenomenon known as elite capture.Alex_Odeychuk)
