word | sinecure |
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definition | A job or position requiring little work but usually providing some income. |
eg_sentence | The job of Dean of Students at any college is no sinecure; the hours can be long and the work draining. |
explanation | Sinecure contains the Latin word sine, “without,” and thus means “without care.” In some countries, the government in power may be free to award sinecure positions to their valued supporters; in other countries, this would be regarded as corruption. The positions occupied by British royalty are called sinecures by some people, who claim they enjoy their enormous wealth in return for nothing at all. But their many supporters point to the amount of public-service, charitable, and ceremonial work they perform, not to mention the effort they put into promoting Britain to the world. |
IPA | sinecure* |
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