: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws
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Another top Democrat — Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson — also reacted to the Chatfield charges by calling for legislative action to fill gaps in Michigan's anti-corruption laws.
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Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
The country’s current President Bernardo Arévalo, an anti-corruption figure who defied the odds and won the election last year in a landslide victory, has promised to empower the judiciary.
—Tara John, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The anti-corruption campaign is a hallmark of Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s top politician.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Lan’s trial put the spotlight on Vietnam’s years-long anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Communist Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Palestinians still recall how, in the 1990s, Mr. Barghouti led anti-corruption protests against his own boss, Mr. Arafat, and the Palestinian Authority.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
The Post-Truth World Mr. Gottlieb, who was a clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens and served on an Obama administration anti-corruption task force in Afghanistan, had his first foray into the post-truth world in 2016.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Vitaly Borodin, an activist who heads an anti-corruption group and who regularly appears on state television, submitted an official request to recognise Pugacheva as a foreign agent.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
In November, Díaz de la Portilla lost his reelection bid to challenger Miguel Gabela, who ran on an anti-corruption platform.
—Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
Detroit Free Press, 18 Apr. 2024
The country’s current President Bernardo Arévalo, an anti-corruption figure who defied the odds and won the election last year in a landslide victory, has promised to empower the judiciary.
—Tara John, CNN, 13 Apr. 2024
The anti-corruption campaign is a hallmark of Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, Vietnam’s top politician.
—Aniruddha Ghosal, Quartz, 12 Apr. 2024
Lan’s trial put the spotlight on Vietnam’s years-long anti-corruption campaign spearheaded by Communist Party Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
—Nguyen Dieu Tu Uyen, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024
Palestinians still recall how, in the 1990s, Mr. Barghouti led anti-corruption protests against his own boss, Mr. Arafat, and the Palestinian Authority.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Apr. 2024
The Post-Truth World Mr. Gottlieb, who was a clerk for Justice John Paul Stevens and served on an Obama administration anti-corruption task force in Afghanistan, had his first foray into the post-truth world in 2016.
—Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
Vitaly Borodin, an activist who heads an anti-corruption group and who regularly appears on state television, submitted an official request to recognise Pugacheva as a foreign agent.
—Reuters, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
In November, Díaz de la Portilla lost his reelection bid to challenger Miguel Gabela, who ran on an anti-corruption platform.
—Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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