Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with corruption in American Collocation
corruption
noun
uncountable
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What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
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/kəˈrʌpʃ(ə)n/
when there is a lot of corruption
endemic
rampant
rife
widespread
Corruption is rife throughout the world.
types of corruption
moral
official
political
The whole system is open to political corruption.
government
police
Protesters said they were concerned about widespread government corruption and the lack of jobs.
deal with corruption
combat
eliminate
eradicate
fight
prevent
reduce
tackle
Urgent measures need to be taken to combat corruption.
show corruption
expose
He exposed the corruption of foreign governments.