jobbery
- noun
- /ˈdʒɑːbəri/
- Archaic
:
corrupción
- To make matters more confusing, the fall of Peron in 1955 did not cleanly reverse the pattern and impose virtue and probity in place of personalism and demagoguery, jobbery and corruption.
Examples
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The investigation uncovered widespread jobbery among government officials, leading to numerous indictments.
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After the scandal, reforms were put in place to prevent jobbery and ensure transparency in government spending.
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Any fusion of or confusion between the two resulted in "art-jobbery" and was intolerable.
Academic text (2014) -
Many critics believe that jobbery erodes public trust in elected officials and democratic institutions.
Synonyms
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4.8
Dishonest or illegal actions by people in power, like taking bribes
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7.2
Giving jobs and other advantages to family or friends unfairly
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8.4
Giving jobs or positions to friends instead of qualified people
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8.2
Illegal use of power by officials, often involving bribes, to get money
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7.4
A government gives jobs or favors to supporters in return for political help
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9.9
To accept bribes and use power for personal gain
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6.2
A habit of being dishonest and breaking rules to get money or power
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8.5
Giving government jobs to supporters of the winning party
Dishonest behavior by a public official, especially using public money wrongly
Giving jobs or benefits to friends instead of more qualified people
Using personal connections to get favors or special help
How Corrupt
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Jobbery comes from the familiar word job ('a piece of work' or 'a paid position') plus the ending -ery ('a habit or practice'). That's why jobbery means the practice of using a public office to give jobs or other benefits to friends for personal gain — in short, a form of corruption.