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kleptocracy

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A kleptocracy is a government of thieves. Kleptes is Greek for thief, the same root as in kleptomania. In many corrupt countries, officials steal on the side. In a kleptocracy the stealing is the point: the rulers take power so that they can empty the treasury, and the whole state is arranged to move public money into private hands. Picture a man on a throne quietly shovelling the country into a sack. The money usually leaves: villas abroad, foreign bank accounts, football clubs. The rulers are kleptocrats. Use the word when corruption is not a problem inside the system but the system itself.

Kleptocracy (cleptocracia) es un gobierno de ladrones. Del griego kleptes, ladrón, como en kleptomania. En muchos países corruptos los funcionarios roban a escondidas; en una cleptocracia robar es el objetivo: los gobernantes toman el poder para vaciar el tesoro y sacar el dinero fuera. Sus miembros son kleptocrats.

Kleptocracy (cleptocracia) é um governo de ladrões. Do grego kleptes, ladrão, como em kleptomania. Em muitos países corruptos, os funcionários roubam por fora; numa cleptocracia, roubar é o objetivo: os governantes tomam o poder para esvaziar o tesouro e levar o dinheiro para fora. Seus membros são kleptocrats.

Kleptocracy (kleptocratie) : un gouvernement de voleurs. Du grec kleptês, voleur, comme dans kleptomania. Dans beaucoup de pays corrompus, les fonctionnaires volent en marge ; dans une kleptocratie, voler est le but : les dirigeants prennent le pouvoir pour vider le trésor et placer l'argent à l'étranger. Ce sont des kleptocrats.

Kleptocracy adalah pemerintahan para pencuri. Dari bahasa Yunani kleptes, pencuri, seperti dalam kleptomania. Di banyak negara korup, pejabat mencuri diam-diam; dalam kleptokrasi, mencuri adalah tujuannya: penguasa merebut kekuasaan untuk mengosongkan kas negara dan membawa uangnya ke luar negeri. Pelakunya disebut kleptocrats.

Kleptocracy (kleptokrasi), hırsızların yönetimidir. Yunanca kleptes, hırsız; kleptomania ile aynı kök. Yolsuz ülkelerde memurlar kenardan çalar; kleptokraside ise amaç çalmaktır: yöneticiler hazineyi boşaltıp parayı yurt dışına taşımak için iktidara gelir. Bunlara kleptocrats denir.

Kleptocracy(泥棒政治)は、泥棒による政治です。ギリシャ語の kleptes(泥棒)は kleptomania と同じ語根。腐敗した国では役人が「ついでに」盗みますが、泥棒政治では盗むことこそが目的。支配者は国庫を空にするために権力を握り、お金は海外へ流れていく。当事者は kleptocrats

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    noun

    a government whose leaders steal from the country they rule

    The dictator's kleptocracy moved billions abroad.

  2. 02

    noun

    a state built around taking public money

    Investigators traced the kleptocracy's money to London.

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