corrupt bargain

collocation in English

meaningsofcorruptandbargain

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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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bargain
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɑː.ɡɪn/us
/ˈbɑːr.ɡɪn/
something on sale at a lower price than its ...
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(Definition ofcorruptandbargainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcorrupt bargain

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It would be inviting them to make acorruptbargain.
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It was impossible to make anycorruptbargainto get a larger amount.
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To my mind, "collusion" means acorruptbargain; and the corruptness is the essence of it.
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That is the common case of acorruptbargainand certainly, in my mind, without any doubt, would be included as acorruptbargain.
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This was not the result of somecorruptbargainby which some votes were traded here for some seats there.
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That is the sort ofcorruptbargainwhich discredited the old diplomacy.
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There is acorruptbargainnow.
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That again has been held to be acorruptbargain, but the real essence of the thing is that there should be the element of corruption or fraud.
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The essence is that it is acorruptbargainto bribe the party to bring the petition, or, it may be, to suppress a defence or falsify the facts.
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The persistence of thecorruptbargaincharge appears, therefore, to be the subject of serious dispute.
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Critics derided the move and claimed acorruptbargainhad been struck between the men.
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Once to deny that his appointment was part of acorruptbargain, and a second time to thank his fellow senators for his portrait, on his 100th birthday.
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Parliamentary democracy also encouraged the degeneration of national morals in that it spawned corrupt bargains for votes.
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Jackson loudly denounced thiscorruptbargain.
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Congress may limit direct contributions because they involve contact between donors and recipients, and the possibility of corrupt bargains.
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Someone talked about corrupt bargains.
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