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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.

RELATED WORDS

fraud, nepotism, crime, exploitation, malfeasance, extortion, graft, bribery, shuffle, perversion, shadiness, racket, wickedness, squeeze, depravity, payoff, demoralization, immorality, bestiality, misrepresentation

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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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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