kleptocratic

English

Etymology

From klepto- +‎ -cratic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/

Adjective

kleptocratic (comparative more kleptocratic, superlative most kleptocratic)

  1. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves.
    • 2008 June 29, Nick Mathiason, “New fight for Congo's riches”, in The Observer:
      Once the biggest company in Africa, Gecamines' production plunged during the kleptocratic dictatorship of President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965-97).
    • 2023 December 2, Casey Michel, “Opinion: Why crypto was the perfect tool for criminals and kleptocrats”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Binance may be the biggest crypto house exposed, but it is simply the latest in a long line of financial institutions whose lack of money laundering oversight — and willingness to look the other way — has drawn in staggering amounts of illicit wealth and attracted the world’s leading criminal rings and kleptocratic regimes.

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