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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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Words related to jobbery

bribery, crime, exploitation, extortion, fraud, graft, malfeasance, nepotism, crookedness, demoralization, misrepresentation, payoff, payola, racket, shadiness, shuffle, skimming, squeeze, unscrupulousness, venality

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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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