widespread corruption
collocation in Englishmeaningsofwidespreadandcorruption
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widespread
adjective
uk/ˌwaɪdˈspred/us/ˌwaɪdˈspred/
existing or happening in many places and/or among ...
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corruption
noun
uk/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/us/kəˈrʌp.ʃən/
illegal, bad, or dishonest behaviour, especially by people in positions ...
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(Definition ofwidespreadandcorruptionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Rising crime andwidespreadcorruptionof public institutions, including those charged with maintaining public order, have been associated with this normative decline.
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Such belief and inclination are increasing by the day - something that threatens to result inwidespreadcorruptionin faith.
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The most memorable stock-market villains are additionally implicated in awidespreadcorruptionor infiltration of society that is linked to foreign infections.
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Emergency measures to distribute food to the needy have been undermined bywidespreadcorruptionand political patronage.
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The two main obstacles to the successful implementation of public policies identified were the inefficiency of the bureaucratic apparatus andwidespreadcorruption.
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One of these iswidespreadcorruption.
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We need to concentrate on the effective protection of minorities and on improving the economic situation and combating thewidespreadcorruptionand organised crime.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
It opens up the possibility ofwidespreadcorruption.
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In several of the countries concerned there iswidespreadcorruption, with the effect that the money from the agreements does not benefit the local population.
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The army and the police seem to be out of control and there iswidespreadcorruptionin the political system.
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There have been serious allegations ofwidespreadcorruptionthroughout the administration.
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The atmosphere is defined by economic crisis, unemployment, lack of security andwidespreadcorruption.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Other factors include conspicuous andwidespreadcorruptionwithin the political leadership, but also among the people in positions of responsibility within civil society.
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I refer to thewidespreadcorruptionin a not insignificant number of countries.
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There has not beenwidespreadcorruptionas was feared.
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It also suffers from the lack of an independent judiciary andwidespreadcorruption.
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This is the only way in which ill-considered accusations against these countries regardingwidespreadcorruptioncan be interpreted.
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