corruption
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4.8
- noun
- /kəˈrʌpʃən/
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corrupción
- Activists are working tirelessly to expose corruption in public offices and restore integrity to the system.
- bribery and corruption
- government corruption
- political corruption
Let's move into the corruption inside Congress.
- Let's move into the corruption inside Congress.
- I mean I saw corruption right in the police.
- There has been more bribes, corruption than anything you've ever seen.
- Bring truth, uncover corruption and bring hope.
- It was an absolute display of corruption and lawlessness.
- We, we, we were very upset about South Vietnamese corruption and human rights abuses.
- He made made-up bogus charges of corruption against McDonnell.
- He sacrificed his life to shine a light on that corruption to get to the truth.
- There was a rebate corruption issue that they're looking into.
- Who have they hurt to succeed in systems of corruption and persecution?
- So he saw the corruption inside the markets.
- Let's call this out for what it is, corruption, pure and simple.
- There are multiple allegations of rampant corruption in Ukraine.
- We can heal after we stop the corruption in this city.
- But that kind of collusion and corruption does happen in Mexico as well.
- Because it would make it necessary to criminalize the corruption of deputies.
- He said the the system is corrupt because corruption made the colonial system.
Examples
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The NGOs have proved their ability to fight corruption, demand transparency, and promote truly democratic government.
Academic text (1999) -
Fayyad's approach also challenges some of the deeply entrenched corruption that remains in Palestinian society.
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Day after day we see more corruption come to light.
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I mean I saw corruption right in the police.
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Let's move into the corruption inside Congress.
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Others have been plagued with government corruption for years.
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But that kind of collusion and corruption does happen in Mexico as well.
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But the corruption in the political system still persists.
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It was an absolute display of corruption and lawlessness.
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The investigation revealed widespread corruption within the government, involving bribery and misconduct.
Synonyms
205
8.4
Secret deal by people or companies to cheat others
131
4.6
Wrong behavior by someone in a trusted job
74
4.2
Giving money or gifts to persuade someone to do dishonest things
46
3.2
Actions like lying, cheating, or stealing
20
9.6
An illegal action by a public official in their job
15
8.4
Giving jobs or positions to friends instead of qualified people
14
8.2
Illegal use of power by officials, often involving bribes, to get money
4
5.6
Dishonest actions in business or money matters
3
9.9
To accept bribes and use power for personal gain
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6.3
Dishonest behavior in business or money matters
1
6.9
Dishonest behavior by a person or group
Dishonest behavior by a public official, especially using public money wrongly
Using a public office to get personal money or benefits
Giving jobs or benefits to friends instead of more qualified people
Actions that cheat people to get their money
A habit of ignoring right and wrong and being dishonest to get what you want
Antonyms
Compounds
How Corrupt
Surface Forms
Morphology
corruption = corrupt (transparent) = corrupt + ion
The noun is a nominalization of 'corrupt' used to refer to systemic dishonest conduct; the derivation is regular though the meaning is specialized.
Etymology
Corruption comes from the Latin word corrumpere meaning 'to spoil' or 'to break'. Think of people who 'spoil' a system by taking bribes or using power badly, and you can see why corruption means dishonest or illegal conduct by those in charge.