Kompromat

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Compromising material, blackmail material, (real or fabricated) evidence that a person does not want revealed, dirt. countable, uncountable

    "Many observers have commented that, with so many Russian newspapers and TV channels now controlled by oligarchs or powerful organisations, kompromat is now a regular feature in the supposedly independent press."

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dirt

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"Many observers have commented that, with so many Russian newspapers and TV channels now controlled by oligarchs or powerful organisations, kompromat is now a regular feature in the supposedly independent press."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian компрома́т (kompromát), short for компромети́рующий материа́л (komprometírujuščij materiál, “compromising material”). KGB slang from the Stalin era.

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