anticorruption
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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Moody had made his name as an anticorruption crusader during his tenure as the state’s attorney general: Borger’s cartoonish governmental lawlessness struck him as both a political liability and a moral affront.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
Luis Javier Santos, the anticorruption prosecutor overseeing the case, said he was skeptical that justice could be served.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
KYIV, Ukraine—Ukrainian anticorruption police dropped the teaser for the next episode of its top drama at 9 a.m. on Friday: They were conducting searches at locations linked to President Volodymyr Zelensky’s right-hand man.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
But Ukrainians protested until the government repealed the law and restored the anticorruption bodies’ independence.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
The new president launched an anticorruption investigation in 2002 to probe high-level corruption during the previous administration.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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