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Meanings of political corruption in English

Russian
коррупция
Portuguese
corrupção política
Spanish
corrupción política
Catalan
corrupció política

Use of power by government officials for illegitimate private gain.

коррупция
No examples available for any of the synonyms
Usage of political corruption in English
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Ten years later police questioned him in a probe about political corruption.
Reuters
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The city government has also been plagued by mismanagement and political corruption.
Reuters
3
He boldly attacked the religious and the political corruption of the age.
The Leading Facts of English History
4
Senator Robert Menendez's bid to have political corruption charges against him dismissed.
Reuters
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Johnson was impeached in 1868 on congressional charges relating to political corruption.
The Guardian
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Brisbane then was not yet submerged in the swamp of political corruption.
Anarchism and Other Essays
7
There may be political corruption in the administration of our public schools.
Sword and crozier, drama in five acts
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The thrust of Foot's honesty cut through all intrigue and political corruption.
The Guardian
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This was true of states which have been notorious for political corruption.
Woman Suffrage By Federal Constitutional Amendment
10
We have the problem of economic corruption but not political corruption.
The Guardian
11
By 24, Swartz was a Harvard research fellow conducting studies on political corruption.
The Guardian
12
Some are calling it an opportunity to stamp out political corruption.
Radio NZ
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That uneasy equilibrium has fed a widespread perception of political corruption.
Reuters
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Pollution, overpopulation, disease, war, political corruption, sexual perversion, murder, and drug addiction .
Haunted: a novel of stories
15
Without accountability in public life, dangerous practices, inadequate services and political corruption will persist.
The Irish Times
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The film addresses political corruption, media monopoly and corporate power.
Reuters
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Political corruption through the time
Political corruption across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Less common
United Kingdom
Less common