kompromat
noun
kom·pro·mat
ˈkäm-prə-ˌmat 
-ˌmät
: compromising information that is used to blackmail or discredit a person or group usually for political purposes
… alleged to have kompromat on elites from two continents and across the political spectrum …—
Tim Dickinson
Tim DickinsonThe Russian press and Internet thrive on kompromat, "compromised material," which is usually bought from underpaid government security-force employees or former security agents ….—Maureen Orth
Maureen Orth… technology companies may already have more info about your personal life than a Russian kompromat dossier.—Jeremy Horwitz
Jeremy HorwitzExamples of kompromat in a Sentence
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Some people suggested that Prigozhin had kompromat on Putin and that was why Putin didn’t dare get rid of him.
—Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2023
Did Russia have kompromat on Trump?
—Craig Unger, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
One of your main collectors who spoke to the inspector general said that, especially the kompromat, was word of mouth and hearsay, conversations with friends over beers.
—ABC News, 17 Oct. 2021
Steele then tapped his network of Russian contacts to mine for compromising information—kompromat—on Trump.
—Paul Starobin, Wired, 17 July 2021
The fact that Raniere collected kompromat from DOS members strongly suggests that his psychological coercion techniques were not, by themselves, sufficient to keep women acquiescent.
—Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
The Russian language has introduced a few words that in recent years have been widely used and misused in English: disinformation, kompromat, Novichok.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2021
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Foreign Affairs, 23 Aug. 2023
Did Russia have kompromat on Trump?
—Craig Unger, The New Republic, 1 Feb. 2023
One of your main collectors who spoke to the inspector general said that, especially the kompromat, was word of mouth and hearsay, conversations with friends over beers.
—ABC News, 17 Oct. 2021
Steele then tapped his network of Russian contacts to mine for compromising information—kompromat—on Trump.
—Paul Starobin, Wired, 17 July 2021
The fact that Raniere collected kompromat from DOS members strongly suggests that his psychological coercion techniques were not, by themselves, sufficient to keep women acquiescent.
—Zoë Heller, The New Yorker, 5 July 2021
The Russian language has introduced a few words that in recent years have been widely used and misused in English: disinformation, kompromat, Novichok.
—New York Times, 21 Feb. 2021
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“Kompromat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kompromat. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.
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