emoluments
Example Sentences
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For example, the US Constitution has an emoluments clause that puts a dollar-value limit on gifts a president can receive from a foreign government.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Nobody holding a position of trust with the United States government can accept emoluments, profits and benefits from foreign governments, and that is flatly prohibited under the United States Constitution,” Painter said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
We all learned what the word "emoluments" means.
From Salon ● May 9, 2025
They wrote the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses into the Constitution because they knew that crass case-by-case bribery is unnecessary if one simply showers the powerful with valuable gifts.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2024
We may be sure, however, that this exportation is transacted not simply for the emoluments of sale, but for the instruction of awful example.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
