graft

noun [U] (INFLUENCE)

/ɡræft/

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› (esp. in politics) the obtaining of money or advantage through the dishonest use of power and influence: His administration was marked by widespread graft and crime.

(Definition of graft noun (INFLUENCE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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