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corrupt

Definition for corrupt

adjective as in debased, vicious

adjective as in adulterated, rotten

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Though ideological conformity has corrupted many of these departments, higher education can’t do without them.

We can quibble over whether smoking guns tie the president personally to any corrupt act, or whether the Supreme Court was right to immunize presidents from the scrutiny applied to ordinary citizens.

One-party rule tends to corrupt absolutely, and Ms. Stefanik will make a spirited case against it.

For three years, Sánchez had worked to revive the mine, encountering corrupt officials and cartel operatives.

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Just thirty-four, Castro had overthrown a corrupt tyrant and seized control of Cuba less than two years before.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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