noun · academic
corruption
/kəˈrʌpʃən/cor·RUP·tion
Band 5-6task2speaking
dishonest or illegal behaviour by people in power, usually involving money
Examples
“The government launched a campaign to tackle corruption.”
“High levels of corruption deter foreign investment.”
“Several officials were arrested on corruption charges.”
Band 8 sentence
“Sustained economic growth depends on strong institutions that can prevent and punish corruption effectively.”
Collocations
- fight corruption
- corruption scandal
- accused of corruption
Word family
corrupt adjective / verbcorruption nouncorruptible adjective
Common mistakes
He was accused to corruption.→He was accused of corruption.
They commit corruption.→They are involved in corruption / They committed corruption.
Say it for a higher band
5crime→6bribery→7+corruption
Synonyms
bribery
malpractice
Easily confused
bribery
“Several officials were accused of bribery.”
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