noun
A political system where leaders use their power to steal public resources and enrich themselves.
その国は長年、泥棒政治に苦しんできた。
That country has suffered under kleptocracy for many years.
泥棒政治を終わらせるためには、市民の監視が必要だ。
To end kleptocracy, citizen oversight is necessary.
Compound of 泥棒 (thief) and 政治 (politics), literally 'thief politics'. The term is a straightforward calque or parallel formation to English 'kleptocracy'.