anti-corruption

adjective

an·​ti-cor·​rup·​tion ˌan-tē-kə-ˈrəp-shən  ˌan-tī- 

: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption

anti-corruption laws

Examples of anti-corruption in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Elsewhere, long-running demonstrations in Albania and Serbia have focused more on anti-corruption, spiraling into movements seeking to topple each country’s government. — Issy Ronald, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026

In the summer of 2024, Kate Fifield, a prosecutor in the Justice Department’s anti-corruption section, had been assigned to join the case. — Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

In Serbia, university students who have led mass anti-corruption protests for nearly two years are now challenging a return by the Balkan country’s powerful populist leader Aleksandar Vucic in early parliamentary elections this month. — Teresa Medrano, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Anura Kumara Dissanayake became president on an anti-corruption platform in 2024 promising to take action against anyone suspected of corruption in the Rajapaksa family and previous administrations. — ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-corruption

• corruption
• disruption
• eruption
• irruption
• incorruption
• interruption