kleptocrat

American  

[klep-tuh-krat] / ˈklɛp təˌkræt /

noun

1. a government official who is a thief or exploiter.

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Example Sentences

Last month, the daughter of Angola's former president was described by the UK government as a "notorious kleptocrat" and slapped with an asset freeze and travel ban for allegedly siphoning wealth out of oil-rich Angola.

From BBC

There were also attempts to remove the terms "dictator" and "kleptocrat" describing the elder Marcos on Wikipedia, said Carlos Nazareno, of the Wiki Society of the Philippines, part of a movement against disinformation.

From Reuters

Putin is different – a murderous kleptocrat with no one around him to restrain his impulses and grand visions of resurrecting an empire .

From Seattle Times

The dictator and kleptocrat Ferdinand Marcos won the presidential election as a Nationalist Party candidate in 1965.

From Washington Post

McCaffrey explained, "Putin heads a state that is hostile to American interests…. They've interfered with our election. They're using hackers, surrogate hackers, to attack our economic system. So, I think Mr. Biden will do just fine to show up, engage him, leave a marker on the table. But then, we must take action, or this daring, clever kleptocrat, Putin, will not change his behavior."

From Salon