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What is corruption |
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Answer» Answer: dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, TYPICALLY involving bribery. "the JOURNALIST who wants to expose corruption in HIGH places" Similar: dishonesty dishonest dealings unscrupulousness deceit deception duplicity double-dealing fraud fraudulence misconduct lawbreaking crime criminality delinquency wrongdoing villainy bribery bribing subornation venality graft extortion jobbery profiteering payola crookedness shadiness sleaze palm-greasing malfeasance misfeasance knavery malversation Opposite: honesty 2. the process by which a word or expression is changed from its original STATE to ONE regarded as erroneous or debased. "a record of a word's corruption" |
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