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Thai
Etymology
From ฉ้อ (chɔ̂ɔ, “to cheat”) + ราษฎร์ (râat, “private citizen”) + บัง (bang, “to conceal; to hide; to cover; etc”) + หลวง (lǔuang, “government; public sector”). Cognate with Lao ສໍ້ລາດບັງຫຼວງ (sǭ lāt bang lūang).
Pronunciation
Noun
ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง • (chɔ̂ɔ-râat-bang-lǔuang)
- (historical) crime of collecting money, as taxes, fees, etc, from private citizens and failing to forward the money to the government; crime of appropriating public money.
- corruption in public sector; corruption in public office.
Verb
ฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง • (chɔ̂ɔ-râat-bang-lǔuang) (abstract noun การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง)
- (historical) to commit such crime.
- to commit corruption in public office; to commit corruption as public officer.
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