kleptocratic

English

Etymology

klepto- +‎ -cratic

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/

Adjective

kleptocratic (comparative more kleptocratic, superlative most kleptocratic)

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).

Translations

pertaining to a kleptocracy

French: kleptocratique (fr), cleptocratique (fr)
German: kleptokratisch
Hungarian: kleptokrata, kleptokratikus
Italian: cleptocratico
Romanian: cleptocrat
Russian: клептократи́ческий (ru) (kleptokratíčeskij)
Spanish: cleptocrático
Swedish: kleptokratisk, tjuvaktig (sv)
Ukrainian: клептократи́чний (kleptokratýčnyj)

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