: opposing, discouraging or punishing corruption
anti-corruption laws
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However, the anti-corruption organization Transparency International says the decision will remove the United States from its place as a front-runner in the fight against corruption.
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
During the last election, presidential candidate and anti-corruption activist Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down just days before the first votes were cast.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The funding went to everything from women's health in conflict zones to clean water, HIV/AIDS treatments, energy security and anti-corruption work.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s firing of 18 inspectors general explicitly violates a law passed by Congress to protect these anti-corruption watchdogs from removal by a corrupt president.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
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Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
During the last election, presidential candidate and anti-corruption activist Fernando Villavicencio was gunned down just days before the first votes were cast.
—Max Saltman, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
The funding went to everything from women's health in conflict zones to clean water, HIV/AIDS treatments, energy security and anti-corruption work.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2025
President Donald Trump’s firing of 18 inspectors general explicitly violates a law passed by Congress to protect these anti-corruption watchdogs from removal by a corrupt president.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
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“Anti-corruption.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anti-corruption. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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