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brown envelope syndrome

brown envelope syndrome noun: the prevalence of "brown envelope journalism", i.e. bribing journalists for positive press coverage.

Noun

brown envelope syndrome (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) The prevalence of "brown envelope journalism", i.e. bribing journalists for positive press coverage.

Questions about brown envelope syndrome

What does brown envelope syndrome mean?
Brown envelope syndrome means the prevalence of "brown envelope journalism", i.e. bribing journalists for positive press coverage.
What part of speech is brown envelope syndrome?
Brown envelope syndrome is a noun.

Words near brown envelope syndrome in the dictionary

  1. brown dwarf
  2. brown dwarfs
  3. brown dwarves
  4. brown earth
  5. brown envelope journalism
  6. brown envelope syndrome
  7. brown eye
  8. brown eyes
  9. brown falcon
  10. brown falcons
  11. brown fat

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