kleptocracy
noun
klep·toc·ra·cy
klep-ˈtä-krə-sē 
plural kleptocracies
: government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed
also
: a particular government of this kind
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Yes, many nations such as Uruguay and Chile are strengthening institutions even as ones like Venezuela descend into kleptocracy.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
One of the Ukrainians was a former K.G.B. agent who had become a Ukrainian intelligence operative, who developed high-level Ukrainian government contacts through his leadership of a foundation dedicated to tracking kleptocracy, according to Mr. Buma’s statement.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 20 May 2024
Successive Sudanese regimes have constructed a kleptocracy built on violence and repression, and the country is now being relentlessly plundered by foreign actors.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024
Russia is becoming a kleptocracy, with Putin cannibalizing the entire productive economy to fund his whims.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 15 Sep. 2024
One of the Ukrainians was a former K.G.B. agent who had become a Ukrainian intelligence operative, who developed high-level Ukrainian government contacts through his leadership of a foundation dedicated to tracking kleptocracy, according to Mr. Buma’s statement.
—Mattathias Schwartz, New York Times, 20 May 2024
Successive Sudanese regimes have constructed a kleptocracy built on violence and repression, and the country is now being relentlessly plundered by foreign actors.
—John Prendergast, Foreign Affairs, 27 Feb. 2024
Russia is becoming a kleptocracy, with Putin cannibalizing the entire productive economy to fund his whims.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2023
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“Kleptocracy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kleptocracy. Accessed 20 Dec. 2024.
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