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corrupt official

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meanings of corruptand official


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corrupt
adjective
uk /kəˈrʌpt/ us /kəˈrʌpt/
dishonestly using your position or power to get an advantage, especially ...
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official
noun[C]
uk /əˈfɪʃ.əl/ us /əˈfɪʃ.əl/
a person who has a position of responsibility in ...
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Examples of corrupt official


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Be that as it may, if we do not carry the amendment, the corruptofficial will not have to go through the magistrates' court.
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In cases of high taxes, paying off the corruptofficial is cheaper than the tax.
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However, this time, within less than three days, a corruptofficial was removed and under official investigation.
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The odds for a corruptofficial to end up in prison are less than three percent, making corruption a high-return, low risk activity.
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The ronin has overheard their plans, and suggests that the superintendent is in fact the real corruptofficial.
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There were also allegations of nexus between the corruptofficial in the ministry with the fertiliser companies, who together dictated the government policy on fertilizers.
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Sometimes they fell victim to wild animals, bandits, or assassins sent by a corruptofficial.
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Suddenly, she turned into a golden phenix and flew to the corruptofficial.
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He appears thrice in the series, first as an escaped prisoner, then as a hired thug for a corruptofficial, and again as an escaped prisoner.
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E-governmental systems provide a promise of information fidelity that will be critical to overcome the deficiencies of corrupt officials and the structural incentives for deception.
On the contrary, wealthy political opponents can pose a political risk to corrupt officials in so far as they finance political opposition to incumbents.
Despite some few anticorruption initiatives, the prosecution and punishment of corrupt officials was lax.
Otherwise, is small, as the proceeds from privatization are retained by corrupt officials or because the state's administration is simply too weak to effectively collect taxes.
State officials, after all, are accountable only to those citizens who remain in their jurisdiction, and emigration of malcontents presumably makes life easier for corrupt officials.
Corrupt officials who mistreated the people were consistently condemned.
He thinks that there are about 300 corrupt officials in the system; however, that is only his guess.
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It is not merely that there are somewhere in the world corrupt officials and undesirable persons concerned with this trade.
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The money vanished, because in addition to paying the lawyers’ fees, large amounts were allegedly used to pay off corrupt officials.
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Some airlines have corrupt officials.
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