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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Asa Keyes, the anti-corruption L.A. district attorney (who would himself be jailed for corruption), publicly questioned how a woman of her renown could be grabbed off the street. Carolyn Kellogg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025 The presidential dinner promotion drew criticism from lawmakers and anti-corruption groups. Alain Sherter, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2025 Those waters were muddied last year when the U.S. Supreme Court rendered an opinion in favor of the former mayor of Portage, Indiana, James Snyder, who challenged his case by arguing the anti-corruption law under which he was convicted is vague. Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025 The political thriller about China’s global anti-corruption campaign now stands at $9.1 million. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.

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