anti-corruption

adjective

an·​ti-cor·​rup·​tion
ˌan-tē-kə-ˈrəp-shən,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-corruption (audio)
: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws

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After its investigators were attacked by protesters later on Saturday, the anti-corruption agency asked media companies to obscure the faces of its members attending the hearing. Kim Tong-Hyung, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025 He was finally brought into custody after hundreds of anti-corruption investigators and police raided the presidential compound. Kim Tong-Hyung, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Police and anti-corruption officials attempted to detain Yoon on January 3 but were unable to do so after a five-hour standoff in which they were outnumbered by agents from the Presidential Security Service, South Korea’s equivalent of the Secret Service. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025 What To Know According to Reuters, Yoon's motorcade was seen approaching the anti-corruption agency offices on Wednesday. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025 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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“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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