anti-corruption

watchdog

Guard or monitor

• monitoringOngoing observation of something
• auditFormal accounts examination
• inspectionFormal assessment of condition

ombudsman · scrutiny · regulator · compliance · vetting · investigation · review

integrity

Moral soundness and consistency

• probityThorough moral honesty
• honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
• uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty

rectitude · principled · conscience · fiduciary · duty · impartiality · nepotism · cronyism · favoritism · self-dealing

enforcement

Compelling compliance with rules

• prosecutionPursuing legal charges
• sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
• penaltiesPunishments for infractions

punishment · tribunal · court · adjudication · disciplinary · indictment · conviction · sentencing · debarment · blacklisting

reform

Improve by correcting faults

• institution-buildingCreating enduring governmental or social structures
• procurementObtaining goods externally
• decentralizationDistributing power from center

e-governance · digitization · bureaucracy · meritocracy · kleptocracy · patronage · anti-graft

whistleblower

Insider who reports misconduct

• informantOne who provides intelligence
• tipsterOne who shares predictions
• hotlineDirect emergency phone connection

disclosure · exposure · leak · protection · retaliation · anonymity · reward · bounty · insider · testimony

disclosure

Act of revealing information

• opennessQuality of being accessible
• participatoryInvolving active contribution

• reformreform movement, reform movements, reform party, reformer, reformist
• business ethicscode of conduct, ethics code, codes of conduct, ethics training, ethics committee
• complianceaudit, obeying, policy, compliance officer, regulation
• Corporate Ethicshonesty, transparency, accountability, ethics code, disclosure
• governance reformsconstitutional convention, constitutional court, amendment process, bill of rights, checks and balances
• government ethicsethics board, ethics committee, ethics rules, ethics violation, ethics violations