kleptocraticとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /klɛptə(ʊ)ˈkɹatɪk/

形容詞

kleptocratic (comparative more kleptocratic, superlative most kleptocratic)

1. Pertaining to a kleptocracy; characterised by rulers or leaders who are thieves.
   • 2008 June 29, Nick Mathiason, “New fight for Congo's riches”, in The Observer:

     Once the biggest company in Africa, Gecamines' production plunged during the kleptocratic dictatorship of President Mobutu Sese Seko (1965-97).

   • 2023 December 2, Casey Michel, “Opinion: Why crypto was the perfect tool for criminals and kleptocrats”, in CNN‎:

     Binance may be the biggest crypto house exposed, but it is simply the latest in a long line of financial institutions whose lack of money laundering oversight — and willingness to look the other way — has drawn in staggering amounts of illicit wealth and attracted the world’s leading criminal rings and kleptocratic regimes.