noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ endemic , massive , rampant , rife , widespread
▪
Corruption was rife before the election.
▪ gross , serious
▪ petty
▪ alleged
▪ financial , moral , political
▪ high-level , official
▪ corporate ( esp. AmE ), government , police , public ( AmE )
… OF CORRUPTION
▪ case
VERB + CORRUPTION
▪ attack , combat , fight , tackle
▪
He strongly attacked ~ in the government.
▪
This police unit was established to fight ~.
▪ eliminate , end , root out , stop
▪ curb , stem
▪ prevent
▪ investigate
▪ be involved in ( esp. BrE )
▪ expose , reveal
CORRUPTION + NOUN
▪ scandal
▪
She was brought down by a ~ scandal.
▪ allegation , charge
▪
The ~ allegations proved false.
▪ investigation , probe
▪ case
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ among
▪
~ among high-ranking officials
▪ ~ in
▪
~ in government
PHRASES
▪ accusations of ~ , allegations of ~ , charges of ~
▪ bribery and ~
▪ a culture of ~