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Bribable

adjective
1.
Capable of being corrupted.  Synonyms: corruptible, dishonest, purchasable, venal.  "Dishonest politicians" , "A purchasable senator" , "A venal police officer"





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"Bribable" Quotes from Famous Books



... corrupted. It is the demoralization of all sound political action and life. I know whereof I speak. In the North, bribery in elections and intimidation are fatal to public morality. The legislature elected by bribery is a bribable body. ...
— Baddeck and That Sort of Thing • Charles Dudley Warner
... and Saviano. The Cardinal Colonna had a mind for the Abbey of Subbiaco with its fortresses. The Cardinal of S. Angelo preferred the comfortable Bishopric of Porto with its palace stocked with choice wines. The Cardinal of Parma would take Nepi. The Cardinal of Genoa was bribable with the Church of S. Maria in Via Lata. Less influential members of the Conclave sold themselves for gold; to meet their demands the Borgia sent Ascanio Sforza four mules laden with coin in open day, requesting him to distribute it in proper portions to the voters. The ...
— Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) • John Addington Symonds


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