influence peddling

noun

Meaning

A type of corruption in which people use their connections with governments to gain favors or preferential treatment for a third party, usually in return for money.

Etymology / origin

No prose etymology has been added yet.

No ancestor words have been linked yet.

Related words

traffic of influence(English)pay to play(English)payola(English)jobbing(English)mongering(English)brown envelope journalism(English)cut money(English)political price fixing(English)

Descendant words

No descendant words have been linked yet.

Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data