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Pronunciation / Transliteration: fuhai
"政治の腐敗を許してはならない。"
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Dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
"The government has promised to fight against systemic corruption."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Old French corruption, from Latin corruptio(n-), from corrumpere 'destroy, bribe' (see corrupt).
Which of the following is the closest synonym for "corruption"?
10 Global Lexicons: How "corruption" is said worldwide
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corruption
Transliteration: corruption
"La corruption nuit au développement économique du pays."
Korruption
Transliteration: Korruption
"Die Regierung will die Korruption bekämpfen."
corruzione
Transliteration: corruzione
"La corruzione mina la fiducia nelle istituzioni."
corrupción
Transliteration: corrupción
"Es necesario erradicar la corrupción en la política."
corrupção
Transliteration: corrupção
"O combate à corrupção é uma prioridade nacional."
भ्रष्टाचार
Transliteration: bhrashtachar
"समाज से भ्रष्टाचार को समाप्त करना होगा।"
腐败
Transliteration: fǔbài
"打击腐败是当务之急。"
부패
Transliteration: bupae
"정부는 사회 전반의 부패를 청산하겠다고 약속했다."
腐敗
Transliteration: fuhai
"政治の腐敗を許してはならない。"
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