bribe
noun
money or any other valuable consideration given or promised with a view to corrupting the behavior of a person, especially in that person's performance as an athlete, public official, etc..
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The candidate that is able to outrun his opponent is at least as fit and proper a man to represent a constituency, as he is who can outbribe him.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various