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单词 kleptocrat
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kleptocratn.

Brit. /ˈklɛptə(ʊ)ˌkrat/, U.S. /ˈklɛptəˌkræt/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: klepto- comb. form, -crat comb. form.
Etymology: < klepto- comb. form + -crat comb. form. Compare earlier kleptocracy n.
A thief in a position of political power; a greedy or corrupt politician.
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1892 Worker (Brisbane) 9 July 1/1 A most glaring example of the implicit confidence that the kleptocrats have in the credulity and stupidity of the Democracy.
1968 S. L. Andreski Afr. Predicament 77 Corruption appears even more rampant than in the opulent days of the arch kleptocrat Okotie-Iboh.
1993 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 28 Aug. d6/1 The three established political parties, that cynical ring of kleptocrats whose monopoly of the political process has kept them in office long enough to rack up the world's largest per capita debt.
2002 S. Pinker Blank Slate (Book Club ed.) xiv. 263 Machiavellian personalities can be found in all social classes—there are kleptocrats, robber barons, military dictators, and rogue financiers..from decent, upper-middle-class homes.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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