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

An anti-corruption campaign launched by Chinese leader Xi Jinping shows no sign of letting up after more than a decade. —ABC News, 27 Feb. 2026

Since then, the Roberts Court has slowly dismantled anti-corruption law. —Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026

Last July, Ukrainians took to the streets in rare wartime protests to push back against the government’s plans to weaken the independence of the country’s anti-corruption watchdogs. —Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026

But then a senator admitted it openly Civil society groups say the High Court decree violates the country’s 1987 constitution and international anti-corruption treaties that Haiti has signed. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for anti-corruption

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