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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

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

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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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