anticorrupción

anti-corruption

adjective ahn-tee-koh-rroop-SYOHN Rare

Usage Note

Anticorrupción is an invariable adjective — it does not change for gender or number: un organismo anticorrupción, las leyes anticorrupción. It belongs firmly to political and journalistic register. The hyphenated form anti-corrupción is sometimes seen but the solid form is preferred by the RAE's current style guidance. The related noun is corrupción (f).

Examples

"Fue un acto de irresponsabilidad dejar el fuego encendido."

Natural Translation

The prosecutor leads the ministry's anti-corruption unit.

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