corruption
[noun]
Synonyms:
- dishonesty, bribery, extortion, fraud, shady dealings (informal), unscrupulousness, venality
- depravity, decadence, evil, immorality, perversion, vice, wickedness
- distortion, doctoring, falsification

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

cor‧rup‧tion /kəˈrʌpʃən/ noun

1. [uncountable] dishonest, illegal, or immoral behaviour, especially from someone with power:
officials charged with bribery and corruption
The investigation uncovered widespread corruption within the police force.
political/official corruption

2. [countable usually singular] technical a changed form of something, for example a word:
The word ‘Thursday’ is a corruption of ‘Thor’s Day’.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

corruption
noun
ADJ. gross, massive, serious | petty | endemic, rampant, rife, widespread Corruption was rife before the election.
high-level | alleged | financial, moral, political | official | government, police
QUANT. case
VERB + CORRUPTION attack, combat, curb, eliminate, fight, root out, stem, tackle He strongly attacked corruption and favouritism in the government. This police unit was established to fight corruption.
be involved in
CORRUPTION + NOUN scandal She was brought down by a corruption scandal.
allegation The corruption allegations proved false.
investigation
PREP. ~ among corruption among high-ranking government officials
PHRASES accusations/allegations of corruption, bribery and corruption
 ⇒ Note at CRIME

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

corruption

rife (=very common)
Corruption was rife in the south of the country.
endemic (=always present)
Firstly, we need to tackle the corruption that is endemic in the system.
political/financial corruption
It is a country with a long history of political corruption.
widespread corruption
The election campaign was marred by widespread corruption.
alleged corruption (=that someone is accused of, but that is not proved)
He is about to be investigated for alleged corruption.
government/police corruption
There has been plenty of evidence of police corruption.
high-level corruption (=among people at a high level in society or government)
He has promised to end high-level corruption.
moral corruption
Some people see television as a cause of moral corruption in young people.
fight/tackle corruption (=try to stop it)
He criticized the government for failing to fight corruption in high places.
root out corruption (=find and stop it)
a new campaign to root out corruption
stamp out corruption (=stop it completely)
The party's chairman called for action to stamp out corruption.
expose/uncover corruption (=show that it exists)
The newspaper prided itself on exposing corruption in government.
allegations/accusations/charges of corruption
He has strongly denied allegations of corruption.
bribery and corruption
the major crimes of bribery and corruption

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲