"kleptocrat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈklɛptəˌkɹæt/ Forms: kleptocrats [plural]
Etymology: klepto- + -crat Etymology templates: {{confix|en|klepto|crat}} klepto- + -crat Head templates: {{en-noun}} kleptocrat (plural kleptocrats)
  1. A ruling figure in a kleptocracy. Categories (topical): Corruption Translations (corrupt leader): kleptokraatti (Finnish), cleptocrate [feminine, masculine] (French), Kleptokrat [masculine] (German), kleptokrata (Hungarian), cleptocrata [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), cleptocrat [masculine] (Romanian), kleptokrat [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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