1/ Kleptocracy: a society whose leaders make themselves rich and powerful by stealing from the rest of the people.
(from the Cambridge English dictionary)
(from the Cambridge English dictionary)
2/ Kleptocracy: government by those who seek chiefly status and personal gain at the expense of the governed.
(from the Merriam-Webster dictionary)
(from the Merriam-Webster dictionary)
3/ Kleptocracy is a government with corrupt leaders (kleptocrats) that use their power to exploit the people and natural resources of their own territory in order to extend their personal wealth and political powers.
(from wikipedia)
(from wikipedia)
4/ Kleptocracy: a government or state in which those in power exploit national resources and steal; rule by a thief or thieves.
(from Dictionary .com)
(from Dictionary .com)
