jobbery

[job-uh-ree]

noun

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

jobbery

/ ˈdʒɒbərɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of jobbery¹

First recorded in 1825–35; jobber + -y ³

Example Sentences

If you were here I think I could, and would if I could, do a little jobbery on your account.

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Sumner’s distinction between “jobbery” and true capitalism is one that many voters would be thrilled to see Mr. Trump recognize.

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But Tory politics and common-room scandal and jobbery apart, the University would appear to have slept the sleep of the unjust.

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The public securities were often counterfeited, official signatures forged, and plunder and jobbery openly indulged in.

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The unscrupulous recourse of the government to jobbery and corruption is not more revolting than the evidence of the increasing constitutional power of the Commons is interesting.

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Related Words

• bribery 
• crime 
• exploitation 
• extortion 
• fraud 
• graft 
• malfeasance 
• nepotism