anti-corruption

adjective

an·ti-cor·rup·tion

ˌan-tē-kə-ˈrəp-shən,

ˌan-tī-

: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption

anti-corruption laws

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Key Facts French newspaper Marianne first reported the National Financial Prosecutor's Office in Paris and police officers of the anti-corruption office had conducted searches of Netflix in relation to a tax fraud investigation. —

Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 Cuellar's main challenger, Republican Jay Furman, a Navy veteran, has seized upon the scandal, running his campaign with anti-corruption and security as central themes. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024 However, there was a dramatic change following the ascension of Xi Jinping and the early anti-corruption campaigns. —

Drew Bernstein, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024 Another key figure embroiled in the anti-corruption drive was Bakr bin Laden, chairman of the skyscraper’s main contractor, Saudi Binladen Group. —

Oscar Holland, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-corruption

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of anti-corruption was in 1841

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