noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ serious
▪ minor , slight
▪
a slight ~ in the surface of the wood
▪ widespread
▪
The newspaper claimed there were widespread irregularities in the election.
▪ accounting , election , electoral , financial , procedural , voting
▪
Investigators found no evidence of financial ~.
VERB + IRREGULARITY
▪ investigate
▪ detect , report , uncover
IRREGULARITY + VERB
▪ occur
▪
Irregularities occur when there is no central control.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ in
▪
Auditors have uncovered serious irregularities in the accounts.