Bent
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Bent: Similarly, this sometimes means homosexual (in opposition to "straight"), but more often means 'corrupt', as in a 'bent policeman' or 'bent copper', very similar to the American term "crooked".
Source: Useful Notes / British English - They still get a lot of flack on the domestic front for being corrupt Obstructive Bureaucrats bent on banning this and regulating that.
Source: Useful Notes / The New Tens - When the entire school is taken over by the corrupt Ministry of Magic in Deathly Hallows, it is bent to Voldemort's will.
Source: School for Scheming
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