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sinecure::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | ecclesiastical benefice, benefice |
Examples of sinecure
sinecure
These positions were little more than a sinecure and carried no official duties.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Even those with jobs are likely to be in some kind of State-sponsored sinecure.
From the dailymail.co.uk
He regarded the job as a sinecure and was probably happy to leave Newton in charge.
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His quiet refusal to truckle to Mussolini cost him a sinecure as library executive.
From the time.com
If he was giving up the top job at Goldman Sachs, he wasn't doing it for a sinecure.
From the time.com
I thought the Beeb was Labour in disguise, not a sinecure for Old Etonions?
From the guardian.co.uk
The content was the paperwork needed for the venerable professor to obtain a sinecure.
From the independent.co.uk
The post of precinct commander, meanwhile, was either a stepping-stone or a sinecure.
From the theatlantic.com
Although the post was intended to be a sinecure, Newton took it seriously.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
- An office that involves minimal duties
- A sinecure (from Latin sine, without, and cura, care) means an office that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service. ...
- A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job
- Any job or post that carries a salary but has either very little, or no work attached to it.
- (n) comfortable job or position requiring little work
- Noun - 1. originally, a church benefice not involving the care of souls 2. any office or position providing an income or other advantage but requiring little or no work
- An office with salary but no work.
- Religion. - Joseph Leff
