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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Nearby words

job-hop, job-hunt, job-order costing, job-share, jobber, jobbery, jobbing, jobbing printer, jobcentre, jobclub, jobholder

Origin of jobbery

First recorded in 1825–35; jobber + -y³

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Examples from the Web for jobbery

At its worst it is jobbery; at its best a lame compromise between an unit of area and an unit of value.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland
Let us oppose it as a scheme of jobbery, devised with a view to the establishment of offices and appointments.
International Weekly Miscellany Vol. I. No. 3, July 15, 1850|Various
Mr. Anderson seems to have a thorough detestation of anything like jobbery.
Western Worthies|J. Stephen Jeans
This measure was opposed (as all such measures are opposed) on the ground that "it would lead to jobbery and extravagance."
Parks for the People|Various

Jobbery, the arrangement of jobs, or unfair business proceedings.
The Slang Dictionary|John Camden Hotten

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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