dollar-a-year
[dol-er-uh yeer]
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adjective
of or being an official or employee, especially a federal appointee, who receives a token annual salary, usually of one dollar: a dollar-a-year man.
Origin of dollar-a-year
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
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Contemporary Examples of dollar-a-year
I know a few folks—like Vikram Pandit at Citigroup and even Edward Liddy at AIG—have jumped in to serve as dollar-a-year CEOs.
Historical Examples of dollar-a-year
As a substitute Blodgett spoke of some dollar-a-year work in Washington.
The Guarded HeightsWadsworth Camp
"Because they'll make you a dollar-a-year man and we're not in this to make any stinking dollar a year," Harry Bettis said.
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