imposturenoun [ C or U ]
uk/ɪmˈpɒs.tjər/us/ɪmˈpɑː.stʃɚ/formalthe act of pretending to be someone else in order to deceive others
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Fraud & corruption
- baksheesh
- blackmail
- buy sb off
- cook
- cook the books idiom
- corrupt
- corruption
- fraudulent accounting
- front for sth
- game-fixing
- get at sb
- graft
- impersonate
- launder
- Ponzi scheme
- rort
- shell
- siphon sth off
- suborn
- swindle
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