kleptocratic

/ ˌklɛptəʊˈkrætɪk /

adjective

1. (of a government, state, etc) characterized by corruption amongst those in power

Example Sentences

Along with the kleptocratic Palestinian Authority dictatorship in Ramallah, this is who, and what, Group of 7 powers like Britain and France have decided to reward with an imprimatur of legitimate statehood.

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Trump is intoxicated on power and is acting to further enrich himself by securing his own Putin-style, kleptocratic oligarchy.

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Looking at the bigger picture, he said that moves towards a more peaceful future need to address the "kleptocratic management of the state".

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The United States failed to protect its democracy by putting an autocrat and his larger authoritarian populist movement and cadre of kleptocratic allies in control of its governing institutions — including Congress.

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"It is not the United States that threatens Hungary's sovereignty, but rather the kleptocratic ecosystem Minister Rogan has helped to build and direct and that he has benefited from personally."

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