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Kleptocracy meaning

A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.

Using Kleptocracy

  • The main meaning on this page is: A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.
  • In the example corpus, kleptocracy often appears in combinations such as: as kleptocracy.

Context around Kleptocracy

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 6 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations

Often before:

russian 1× international 1× current 1× fascist 1× fact 1×

Often after:

scandal 1× newshoundswe 1× government 1× rule 1×

Sentence patterns with Kleptocracy

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

4th fascist kleptocracy newshoundswe watch 1× an international kleptocracy scandal 1× as a kleptocracy but the 1× became a kleptocracy government of 1× because of kleptocracy 1× described as kleptocracy at its 1× facilitating russian kleptocracy make you 1× in a kleptocracy 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but najib said 1× does britain s 1× he acts as 1× if america were 1× in a word 1× kleptocracy and government 1×

Common sentence endings:

angry i ask 1× at its worst 1× because of kleptocracy 1× by karen dawisha 1× by the thieves 1× confidence in governance 1×

Words around Kleptocracy

Just before it in the word index:

klepper 4 klepacki 2 kleos 2 kleopatra 2 kleon 2 klenzendorf 3

Just after it in the word index:

kleptocrat 3 kleptocratic 8 kleptocrats 10 kleptomania 3 kleptomaniac 6 kleptoparasites 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aav 22 abdicating 22 abductor 22 abh 22 abhorred 22 abidal 22

Corpus analysis for Kleptocracy

  • In this selection, "kleptocracy" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, russian, international, current, scandal, newshoundswe and government stand out and add context to how "kleptocracy" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 4th fascist kleptocracy newshoundswe watch and an international kleptocracy scandal. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "kleptocracy" sits close to words such as aav, abdicating and abductor, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with kleptocracy

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In a word, we have kleptocracy in Zambia. (8 words)

Rapmaster2000: This is how bad things get in a kleptocracy. (10 words)

If America were a kleptocracy, Trump wouldn’t have stood a chance. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

Swiss-British national Patrick Mahony and Swiss-Saudi Tarek Obaid were also ordered to pay back more than $1.75 billion to the fund, which was at the centre of an international kleptocracy scandal. (34 words)

The 64-year-old politician lost the election after a decade in power at least partly because of the 1MDB scandal, which US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions has described as “kleptocracy at its worst”. (34 words)

We in the west criticise Putin’s Russia as a “kleptocracy”, but the damning report into the collapse of shows that something similar exists in too many of the boardrooms of British companies. (33 words)

Exclamation examples

Watch Fox Hosts Gush Over Trump’s July 4th Fascist Kleptocracy - NewsHoundsWe watch Fox so you don't have to! (20 words)

Example sentences (18)

Does Britain’s role in facilitating Russian kleptocracy make you angry, I ask.

If America were a kleptocracy, Trump wouldn’t have stood a chance.

Swiss-British national Patrick Mahony and Swiss-Saudi Tarek Obaid were also ordered to pay back more than $1.75 billion to the fund, which was at the centre of an international kleptocracy scandal.

We can send the kleptocracy that has taken over our government where it belongs only if the PN gets more votes than Labour.

He acts as a consummate demagogue, fabulist, and ultranationalist, and he appears to have a strong inclination for nepotism and kleptocracy.

Rapmaster2000: This is how bad things get in a kleptocracy.

The uncomfortable truth is that initially we were an oligarchy that eventually morphed into our current kleptocracy of parasites feeding off the carcass of the administrative state for personal gain.

Watch Fox Hosts Gush Over Trump’s July 4th Fascist Kleptocracy - NewsHoundsWe watch Fox so you don't have to!

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But Najib said Lim crossed the line for suggesting that a BN victory in Sungai Kandis would amount to equating Islam with kleptocracy.

In a word, we have kleptocracy in Zambia.

Kleptocracy and government dishonesty have corrosive effects on popular confidence in governance.

Ours became a kleptocracy; government of the few, for the thieves and by the thieves.

The 64-year-old politician lost the election after a decade in power at least partly because of the 1MDB scandal, which US Attorney-General Jeff Sessions has described as “kleptocracy at its worst”.

We in the west criticise Putin’s Russia as a “kleptocracy”, but the damning report into the collapse of shows that something similar exists in too many of the boardrooms of British companies.

What they call a progressive ideology is actually a predatory ideology and what they call good governance is in fact kleptocracy.

Zimbabwe missed an opportunity to turn around the economy from its rich alluvial diamond discovery and end the country’s dependence on foreign aid because of Kleptocracy.

Putin's Kleptocracy: Who Owns Russia?, published 30 September 2014, by Karen Dawisha.

This is sometimes called plutocracy (rule by wealth) or kleptocracy (rule by theft).

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Common combinations with kleptocracy

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • as kleptocracy 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "kleptocracy" in a sentence?
An example: "Does Britain’s role in facilitating Russian kleptocracy make you angry, I ask." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "kleptocracy" from authentic English texts.
What does "kleptocracy" mean?
Kleptocracy means: A corrupt and dishonest government or society characterised by theft and greed.
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