anti-corruption

adjective

an·​ti-cor·​rup·​tion
ˌan-tē-kə-ˈrəp-shən,
ˌan-tī- How to pronounce anti-corruption (audio)
: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws

Examples of anti-corruption in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
The company remains optimistic about long-term opportunities in China despite short-term challenges due to the ongoing anti-corruption campaign in the healthcare industry. Quartz Bot, Quartz, 19 Nov. 2024 The anti-corruption campaigner began this book in 2020, while recovering in Berlin from being poisoned with Novichok on a domestic flight in Russia. The Week Uk, theweek, 14 Nov. 2024 Hezbollah operatives also helped violently suppress the anti-corruption, anti-sectarian protests of the October 2019 revolution. Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Nov. 2024 Key Facts French newspaper Marianne first reported the National Financial Prosecutor's Office in Paris and police officers of the anti-corruption office had conducted searches of Netflix in relation to a tax fraud investigation. Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for anti-corruption 

Word History

First Known Use

1841, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of anti-corruption was in 1841

Dictionary Entries Near anti-corruption

Cite this Entry

“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!