kleptocratic

/ ˌklɛptəʊˈkrætɪk /

adjective

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

Example Sentences

We are facing an authoritarian regime that will do everything in its power to destroy liberal democracy, turn the U.S. into a kleptocratic entity and burn down our economy and standard of living.

From Salon

In the early years of Putin’s long tenure as the kleptocratic boss of the Kremlin, he was willing to play by the rules in public, even as he subverted those rules behind the scenes.

From Seattle Times

The multitudes everywhere you turn, each individual fizzing with hope and energy and stories, each unfazed by the maladies of living here — crumbling infrastructure, an oppressive kleptocratic government, the daily whiff of disasters brewing.

From New York Times

Soon becoming, on a smaller scale, like the great kleptocratic American client of that era, the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos, whose looted wealth had been estimated to be worth between $5-10 billion.

From Salon

Switzerland, whose banks are notorious for secrecy and have often been accused of laundering money for the world’s kleptocratic class, is still the world’s biggest center for offshore wealth.

From New York Times