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

Examples of anti-corruption in a Sentence

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Since coming to power in 2012, President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a sweeping anti-corruption campaign targeting the Party and government. Reuters, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025 The rallies succeeded in stopping the passage of a bill that would have reduced the independence of two of Ukraine’s anti-corruption bodies. Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025 Xi launched a sweeping anti-corruption campaign after taking over as leader of the Communist Party in 2012. Barney Henderson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025 Albania has been on a mission to root out corruption for the past decade, embarking on a widespread vetting process of every judge in the country, and creating specialized anti-corruption bodies to prosecute graft, to improve its chance of acceding to the European Union. Tharin Pillay, Time, 10 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.

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