jobbery

[ job-uh-ree ]

/ ˈdʒɒb ə ri /

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noun

the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.

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Origin of jobbery

First recorded in 1825–35; jobber + -y³

Words nearby jobbery

job action, job analysis, Jo. Bapt., job bank, jobber, jobbery, jobbing, jobbing printer, job case, Jobcentre, job classification

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How to use jobbery in a sentence

Did Dora's father bring his 'deals' and stock-jobbery home, and expect Dora and her mother to feel an interest in them?
The Man Between|Amelia E. Barr
There was a strong push made to get one laid down in Broadway, and corporation jobbery had nearly succeeded.
Lands of the Slave and the Free|Henry A. Murray
The Civil Service, it is almost needless to say, was a sanctuary of aristocratic jobbery.
The Victorian Age|William Ralph Inge
He intimated that there was jobbery in some of the enthusiasm for the annexation.
Martin Van Buren|Edward M. Shepard

He is not in the least amused by jobbery, by bad service, by broken pledges.
Americans and Others|Agnes Repplier

British Dictionary definitions for jobbery

jobbery

/ (ˈdʒɒbərɪ) /

noun

the practice of making private profit out of a public office; corruption or graft

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