corruption
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Synonyms
breakdown, decay, decomposition, festering, putrefaction, putrescence, rot, spoilage
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The raids appear to signal that the corruption may be more far-reaching. — NBC News, "FBI raids home of UAW president as bribery probe expands," 29 Aug. 2019 Endemic corruption and a lack of job opportunities are major reasons people leave. — Madeline Roache / Puhoi, Time, "'You’re Not a Person if You Don’t Drink.' How This Tiny European Country Developed the World's Worst Drinking Problem," 29 Aug. 2019 Traficant got himself elected to Congress and became just the second member to be expelled when a jury convicted him in 2002 of more corruption charges. — Mark Gillespie, Cincinnati.com, "Unusual deal keeps a shrinking Ohio city's newspaper going," 26 Aug. 2019 Perez served as mayor from 2001 to 2010, when he was convicted of felony corruption charges — which were later overturned — and resigned. — Rebecca Lurye, Courant Community, "Hartford Democratic primary to pit Mayor Luke Bronin against challengers Eddie Perez and Brandon McGee, Jr.," 16 Aug. 2019 But, as the final issue of the Batman Who Laughs series reveals, the corruption is already underway. — Graeme Mcmillan, The Hollywood Reporter, "'The Batman Who Laughs' Comic Ends with a Twist," 31 July 2019 That corruption and vulnerability is a consequence of the country’s rising status as a bridge for transnational cocaine smuggling. — Danny Gold, SI.com, "The Broken Case of David Ortiz," 23 July 2019 War, corruption and sexism are not easy topics, and creative expression has its limits. — L.t. | Kampala, The Economist, "The writers breathing fresh life into Ugandan literature," 23 Aug. 2019 But investors face a system hobbled by corruption and red tape. — USA Today, "Were Wanda Tucker’s ancestors America’s first slaves? A difficult search for answers in far-away Angola," 22 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'corruption.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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