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jobbery

American  
[job-uh-ree] / ˈdʒɒb ə ri /

noun

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

jobbery British  
/ ˈdʒɒbərɪ /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of jobbery

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

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2019

Research published in 2011 by Victor Lapuente and Carl Dahlstrom of the University of Gothenburg, and Jan Teorell, of Lund University, looked at which features of a civil service cut jobbery.

From Economist • Mar. 10, 2016

The Securities bill was designed to clean up the evils of stock jobbery.

From Time Magazine Archive

A U. S. District Attorney in Manhattan, preparing to run as a Republican against Governor Roosevelt, disclosed all manner of jobbery among Tammany judges.

From Time Magazine Archive

He certainly was audacious in his demands, but he was a king in jobbery.

From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by Hutchinson, John Hely

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