corruption scandal

collocation in English

meaningsofcorruptionandscandal

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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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scandal
noun
uk
/ˈskæn.dəl/us
/ˈskæn.dəl/
(an action or event that causes) a public feeling of shock and strong ...
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(Definition ofcorruptionandscandalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This is, of course, the reason why we assume that acorruptionscandallowers the incumbent's chance of re-election.
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The competition for a new faade turned into a hugecorruptionscandal.
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The government was also weakened by acorruptionscandalinvolving the construction of new legislative buildings.
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A majorcorruptionscandalhas unfolded unexpectedly and almost out of public sight.
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He resigned in 1993 during acorruptionscandalwhich ruined his party.
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He represented an embattled county commissioner in a publiccorruptionscandal.
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He claimed to have exposed acorruptionscandal, which resulted in the incarceration of top officials, including the mayor.
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These include political figures, especially those who have been involved in a recentcorruptionscandal.
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At the beginning of his third year in office, he resigned as a result of in a hugecorruptionscandal.
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Morgenthau was subjected to criticism in the press for his conduct in the wake of a major policecorruptionscandal.
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Its image as an anti-corruption party was severely damaged by the jailing of its president in acorruptionscandal.
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Reading, enmeshed in an enormouscorruptionscandalthat eventually sent him to jail, lost the election by more than two-to-one.
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That precinct closed due to acorruptionscandalin 1977, and museum officials saw a move to this location as an opportunity to connect with the department's history.
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Candidates include response to corruption scandals and imitating a seemingly successful foreign example.
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Due to a league-widecorruptionscandalin the 2004/05 season, the club was penalised with a six point deduction and went on to finish fifth with 46 points.
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Roblin's administration was forced to resign in 1915 amid a seriouscorruptionscandal.
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These perception indices can fluctuate radically with periodic corruption scandals.
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Seattle planners had worked on a higher bridge to supplement it, and had multiple funding sources lined up, but these funding sources backed out due to acorruptionscandal.
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Partly as a result of corruption scandals the system was altered in the hope of decreasing the importance of money in campaigns and to strengthen party organizations.
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Middle-class benefits from economic liberalization had to be balanced against the excesses of unaccountable capitalism (whose symptoms included public disasters, corruption scandals and major financial crises).
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