— kleptocratic /klep'teuh krat"ik/ , adj.
/klep tok"reuh see/ , n. , pl. kleptocracies .
a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
[ 1815-20; klepto- (comb. form of Gk kléptes thief) + -CRACY ]