Answer:
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
Explanation:
corruption
[kəˈrəpSH(ə)n]
NOUN
dishonest or fraudulent conduct by those in power, typically involving bribery.
"the journalist who wants to expose corruption in high places"
synonyms:
dishonesty · dishonest dealings · unscrupulousness · deceit · deception · [more]
the action of making someone or something morally depraved or the state of being so.
"the word “addict” conjures up evil and corruption"
synonyms:
sin · sinfulness · ungodliness · unrighteousness · profanity · impiety · [more]
the process by which something, typically a word or expression, is changed from its original use or meaning to one that is regarded as erroneous or debased.
"a record of a word's corruption" · [more]
synonyms:
alteration · falsification · doctoring · manipulation · manipulating · fudging · [more]
the process of causing errors to appear in a computer program or database.
"this procedure creates a temporary file to prevent accidental corruption"
archaic
decay; putrefaction.
"the potato turned black and rotten with corruption"
