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Shkitut shiltonit (שחיתות שלטונית) means political corruption in Hebrew.

It is a phrase, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

שְׁחִיתוּת שִׁלְטוֹנִית
shkitut shiltonit
phrase
In English

political corruption

The stress falls on the part in bold.

The Hebrew dictionaryWords starting with ש

The dictionary gives one meaning for Shkitut shiltonit.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    שימוש לרעה במעמד ובמשרה הציבורית על מנת להשיג טובות הנאה אישיות.

The word Shkitut shiltonit is a phrase.

Written with vowel points
שְׁחִיתוּת שִׁלְטוֹנִית
Written without vowel points
שחיתות שלטונית
Said
shkitut shiltonit
Root
ש־ח־ת
Gematria
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This is how Shkitut shiltonit is said in other languages.

English
political corruption

These words mean nearly the same as Shkitut shiltonit.

The word Shkitut shiltonit comes from the root ש־ח־ת, like these words.

These words come before and after Shkitut shiltonit in the dictionary.

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What does Shkitut shiltonit (⁨שחיתות שלטונית⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Shkitut shiltonit (⁨שחיתות שלטונית⁩) means political corruption. It is said shkitut shiltonit, with the stress on tut.

What is a synonym for Shkitut shiltonit (⁨שחיתות שלטונית⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Shkitut shiltonit (⁨שחיתות שלטונית⁩) are ⁨שחיתות⁩ and ⁨שחיתות פוליטית⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry שחיתות שלטונית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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