: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws
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The idealistic progressive laws of the seventies—those mandating environmental review, safety and anti-corruption standards, historic preservation, prevailing wages, and, most important, local power over zoning—had meant to protect small communities against moneyed interests.
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
His disappearance, if linked to an investigation, would signal a continued anti-corruption crackdown within China's political and business elite led by President Xi Jinping.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The funding went to everything from women's health in conflict zones to access to clean water, HIV/AIDS treatments, energy security and anti-corruption work.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Similar anti-corruption laws can be found around the world, and U.S. and foreign multinationals are still subject to them.
—Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
His disappearance, if linked to an investigation, would signal a continued anti-corruption crackdown within China's political and business elite led by President Xi Jinping.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
The funding went to everything from women's health in conflict zones to access to clean water, HIV/AIDS treatments, energy security and anti-corruption work.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
Similar anti-corruption laws can be found around the world, and U.S. and foreign multinationals are still subject to them.
—Bernhard Warner, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.
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