Election Vocabulary

On The Take

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On The Take - a politician or government office that takes bribes

• The police in my country are always on the take.
• If you want a visa you have to give a bribe, because they are on the take.
• I have to give a bribe in order to get government housing, because they are on the take.
• The doctors in the hospital on on the take. You need to give the extra money if you want treatment.
• The situation is very bad here, because everyone is on the take.
• I wanted my daughter to go to a good school, so I had to give a bribe. The school officials are all on the take.

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