kleptocracy
a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
Origin of kleptocracy
1Other words from kleptocracy
- klep·to·crat [klep-tuh-krat], /ˈklɛp təˌkræt/, noun
- klep·to·crat·ic [klep-tuh-krat-ik], /ˌklɛp təˈkræt ɪk/, adjective
Words Nearby kleptocracy
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How to use kleptocracy in a sentence
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 | THE 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 | THE 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 | THE DAILY BEASTFor many dissidents, the video was clear-cut proof that Burma has become a military kleptocracy.
British Dictionary definitions for kleptocracy
cleptocracy
/ (ˌklɛpˈtɒkrəsɪ) /
informal a government where officials are politically corrupt and financially self-interested
Origin of kleptocracy
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