klep·to·cracy
noun/klepˈtɒkrəsi/
/klepˈtɑːkrəsi/
(plural kleptocracies)
- [countable, uncountable] a form of government in which the leaders use their power to steal money and resources from the country that they rule
窃盗统治；盗贼政府 - The state apparatus has become a kleptocracy, with leaders using power for personal enrichment.
国家机器已经变成了一个盗贼政府，领导人利用权力谋取私利。 - The president faces allegations of corruption and kleptocracy.
总统面临腐败和盗贼统治的指控。
- The state apparatus has become a kleptocracy, with leaders using power for personal enrichment.
- [countable] a society that is ruled by a kleptocracy
盗贼政府统治的社会 - The country has become a kleptocracy led by a thief who prefers stealing from his own people rather than his neighbours.
这个国家已经成为一个窃贼统治的国家，他更喜欢从自己的人民那里偷窃，而不是从邻居那里偷窃。
- The country has become a kleptocracy led by a thief who prefers stealing from his own people rather than his neighbours.