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kleptocrat, n.
Brit. |ˌklɛptə(ʊ)ˈkrat|, U.S. |ˌklɛptəˈkræt|
[‹ klepto- comb. form + -crat comb. form. Compare earlier kleptocracy n.]
A thief in a position of political power; a greedy or corrupt politician.
1968S. L. Andreski Afr. Predicament 77 Corruption appears even more rampant than in the opulent days of the arch kleptocrat Okotie-Iboh. 1993Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Aug. d6/1 The three established political parties, that cynical ring of kleptocrats whose monopoly of the political process has kept them in office long enough to rack up the world's largest per capita debt. 2002S. Pinker Blank Slate xiv. 263 Machiavellian personalities can be found in all social classes—there are kleptocrats, robber barons, military dictators, and rogue financiers—and some psychopaths..have come from decent, upper-middle-class homes. |