sinecure

IPA: sˈɪnɛkjˈʊr

noun

  • A position that requires no work but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
  • (historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.

verb

  • (transitive) To put or place in a sinecure.

adjective

  • Requiring no work for an ample reward.
  • Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
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Examples of "sinecure" in Sentences

  • She works as a sinecure.
  • In practice, the office was a sinecure.
  • It was no sinecure, especially at first.
  • The post was an unremunerative sinecure.
  • The office itself was at this time a sinecure.
  • Loyalty is rewarded with access and sinecures.
  • The job was often a political sinecure before the 1930s.
  • The office is one of the traditional sinecure offices of state.
  • He was awarded with a sinecure office in the royal administration.
  • Previous deputy PMs also held a sinecure office in addition to the DPM role.

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