corruption
[kuh-ruhp-shuh n]
- the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt.
- moral perversion; depravity.
- perversion of integrity.
- corrupt or dishonest proceedings.
- bribery.
- debasement or alteration, as of language or a text.
- a debased form of a word.
- putrefactive decay; rottenness.
- any corrupting influence or agency.
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Origin of corruption
Synonyms
See more synonyms for corruption on Thesaurus.com2. dissolution, immorality. 8. rot, putrefaction, putrescence, foulness, pollution, contamination.
Antonyms
1–3. purity. 3, 4. honesty.
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Examples from the Web for anti-corruption
Contemporary Examples
And anti-corruption campaigners say that little has changed in certain parts of Ukrainian officialdom since the revolution.
Take a good look at the face on your TV screen,” the ads intoned, labeling Cianci “The Anti-Corruption Candidate.
The Constitutional Court case against the PM was brought even though she was already being pursued by the anti-corruption panel.
The prime minister must appear before the anti-corruption commission on February 27 to answer the malfeasance charges.
Turkey ranks 53 out of 177 countries in a corruption perceptions index by Transparency International, an anti-corruption NGO.
Turkey Sacks Police Chiefs After Arrests Target Politicians’ FamiliesThomas Seibert
December 18, 2013
corruption
- the act of corrupting or state of being corrupt
- moral perversion; depravity
- dishonesty, esp bribery
- putrefaction or decay
- alteration, as of a manuscript
- an altered form of a word
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Word Origin and History for anti-corruption
corruption
n.
mid-14c., of material things, especially dead bodies, also of the soul, morals, etc., from Latin corruptionem (nominative corruptio), noun of action from past participle stem of corrumpere (see corrupt). Of public offices from early 15c.; of language from late 15c.
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