Drifting off topic a bit, political bribes are sometimes referred to as 'treating'. I believe this is a specific legal term. Candidates are forbidden to 'treat' voters, to buy their votes with gifts in cash or kind.Teango wrote:
Returning to the search for a word to describe someone who "accepts a bribe", we often hear the word "corrupt" used to label someone who receives bribes (as in the phrase "corrupt politician"), but this corruption is not generally exclusive to bribery. Another word that might overlap in meaning is "mercenary", but I think the more accurate term to describe someone who receives bribes and who is susceptible to bribery is the word "venal", although I've rarely heard this adjective used in everyday conversation.
A UKIP parliamentary candidate is to be questioned over allegations he tried to influence voters by giving away sausage rolls at a party event featuring snooker star Jimmy White.
Kim Rose, standing in Southampton Itchen, said he had been told to report to police over allegations of treating.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-32234567
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