kleptocracy
[ klep-tok-ruh-see ]
/ klɛpˈtɒk rə si /
noun, plural klep·toc·ra·cies.
a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
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OTHER WORDS FROM kleptocracy
klep·to·crat [klep-tuh-krat] /ˈklɛp təˌkræt/, nounklep·to·crat·ic [klep-tuh-krat-ik] /ˌklɛp təˈkræt ɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby kleptocracy
kleist, klemperer, kleopatra, klepht, klepto, kleptocracy, kleptocrat, kleptocratic, kleptomania, kleptomaniac, klesha
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Example sentences from the Web for kleptocracy
Proceeds from its North Sea drilling rigs will insure corruption and kleptocracy on a Nigerian scale.
Up to a Point: A Free Scotland Would Be a Hilarious Disaster|P. J. O’Rourke|September 13, 2014|DAILY BEASTHow about staging large-scale NATO military maneuvers at the border and freezing the assets of the kleptocracy?
Indeed, a condition of rampant, endemic political corruption is known as a “kleptocracy”—literally, “rule by thieves.”
Ehud Olmert’s Sentencing Won’t Be a Day of Reckoning for Israel’s Leaders|Alon Ben-Meir|May 15, 2014|DAILY BEASTBut no political parties are immune to the infection of kleptocracy in Ukraine.
Europe, Stunned by Reckless Russia, Mistrusts Feckless Ukrainian Leaders|James Kirchick|March 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for kleptocracy
kleptocracy
cleptocracy
/ (ˌklɛpˈtɒkrəsɪ) /
noun plural -cies
informal a government where officials are politically corrupt and financially self-interested
Word Origin for kleptocracy
C20: from klepto (mania) + -cracy
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