一周热词榜（3.12-3.18）

5. 贿选
vote buying

请看例句：

FIFA has acknowledged for the first time that votes were bought in past World Cup hosting contests.
国际足联首次承认过去的世界杯主办权竞选过程中存在"贿选"。

当地时间15日，国际足联(International Federation of Association Football, FIFA)向美国联邦检方(US federal prosecutors)提交了一份22页的报告，首次承认在1998年和2010年世界杯申办竞赛中存在"贿选"(vote buying/vote bribery)，并希望能够索回被联邦检察官扣押的数千万美元的赃款(seek to claim tens of millions of dollars in bribe money being seized by federal prosecutors)。

FIFA声称自身也是腐败个人的受害者(the victim of corrupt individuals)，有权就腐败丑闻(corrupt scandal)导致的FIFA品牌、信誉和商务关系(FIFA's brand, reputation and business relationships)方面的损失要求赔偿。

FIFA主席因凡蒂诺承诺："国际足联无论耗费多长时间都一定会尽全力追回这些赃款(be determined to get the bribe money back no matter how long it takes)，并将之作为发展和推广足球运动的资金(the fund for the development and promotion of the game)。"

[相关词汇]

腐败 corruption

受贿 bribe-taking

主办权 hosting rights

起诉 prosecute

刑事诉讼 criminal proceeding

经济犯罪 economic crime