KLEPTOCRACY


Meaning of KLEPTOCRACY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ klep-ˈtä-krə-sē ]

noun

( plural -cies )

Date: 1819

: government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed ; also : a particular government of this kind

• klep·to·crat ˈklep-tə-ˌkrat noun

• klep·to·crat·ic ˌklep-tə-ˈkra-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.