anticorruption
Against dishonest officials
Anticorruption describes efforts to prevent or combat corruption, especially in government or business: anticorruption laws, an anticorruption task force.
The term appears frequently in discussions of international development, where anticorruption measures are often conditions for aid or investment.
Truthfulness, sincerity
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
- incorruptibilityImmunity to moral compromise
virtue · morality · principles · trustworthiness · scrupulousness · conscience · honor · decency
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
policy · accountability · audit · monitoring · scrutiny · sanctions · penalties · prosecution
Official enactment of statutes
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- amendmentChange to official text
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
- institutionalOf formal establishments
anti-bribery · decriminalization · ratification · lawmaking · rectification · prosecution · judiciary · sanction
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- sunshine lawsLegislation mandating government transparency
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
- visibilityRange of clear sight
accessibility · public records · freedom of information · auditing · reporting · scrutiny · clarity · candor
Direct effort for reform
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
protest · civil society · demonstration · rally · crusade · lobbying · petition · resistance
Insider who reports misconduct
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- leakEscape through a breach
- exposeMake known publicly
insider · reporting · testimony · protection · retaliation · courage · evidence · witness
honesty
Truthfulness, sincerity
- probityThorough moral honesty
- rectitudeMoral straightness
- uprightnessMoral correctness and honesty
incorruptibility · virtue · morality · principles · trustworthiness · scrupulousness · conscience · honor · decency · fairness
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- complianceAdhering to requirements
legislation · policy · accountability · audit · monitoring · scrutiny · sanctions · penalties · prosecution · judiciary
legislation
Official enactment of statutes
- overhaulComplete systematic repair
- amendmentChange to official text
- modernizationAdoption of current methods
institutional · anti-bribery · decriminalization · ratification · lawmaking · rectification · prosecution · judiciary · sanction · compliance
disclosure
Act of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- sunshine lawsLegislation mandating government transparency
- accountabilityObligation for one's actions
visibility · accessibility · public records · freedom of information · auditing · reporting · scrutiny · clarity · candor · explicitness
activism
Direct effort for reform
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
grassroots · protest · civil society · demonstration · rally · crusade · lobbying · petition · resistance · watchdog
whistleblower
Insider who reports misconduct
- informantOne who provides intelligence
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- leakEscape through a breach
expose · insider · reporting · testimony · protection · retaliation · courage · evidence · witness · confidentiality
- government ethicsethics board, ethics committee, ethics rules, ethics violation, ethics violations
- political ethicsethical standards, public trust, conflict of interest, conflicts of interest, impartiality
- Communist ChinaCommunist Party, People's Republic, Great Leap Forward, Gang of Four, Central Committee
anticorruptionkleptocracy
State-sponsored looting system
machine politics · spoils system · nepotism · Tammany Hall · patronage
corrupt, integrity, corruption, incorruptible, corruptible, corruptness, corruptive, antifraud, corruptor