Dictionary

kleptocratic en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/ (UK)

Etymology

From klepto- + -cratic.

Meanings

1. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves.
   • Once the biggest company in Africa, Gecamines' production plunged during the kleptocratic dictatorship of President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965-97). 2008 June 29, Nick Mathiason, “New fight for Congo's riches”, in The Observer:
   • 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. 2023 December 2, Casey Michel, “Opinion: Why crypto was the perfect tool for criminals and kleptocrats”, in CNN:

Forms

Translations (12)

fr cleptocratique (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · sv tjuvaktig (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · hu kleptokratikus (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · uk клептократи́чний (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · hu kleptokrata (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · ru клептократи́ческий (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · es cleptocrático (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · it cleptocratico (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · ro cleptocrat (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · de kleptokratisch (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · sv kleptokratisk (pertaining to a kleptocracy) · fr kleptocratique (pertaining to a kleptocracy)