emolument
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The US Constitution prohibits presidents and other officeholders from receiving "any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State" unless approved by Congress.
From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026
Thank you to those seated up front who contributed to my campaign at the Emolument Level.
From Washington Post • Jun. 7, 2019
In addition, a second emoluments provision in Article II, Section 1 prohibits the president from receiving, on top of his salary, “any other Emolument from the United States, or any of them.”
From Slate • Feb. 15, 2017
Emolument says bankers are told not to discuss their pay - "often a sackable offence" - and this leads to a "high level of paranoia".
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2016
Emolument is taken from some; patronage from others; objects of pursuit from all.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 02 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
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The Constitution of the United States
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