Definition of sinecure in English:

sinecure

noun ˈsʌɪnɪkjʊəˈsɪnɪkjʊə

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
闲职，闲差，领干薪的职务
political sinecures for the supporters of ministers
Example sentencesExamples
- The only new hires that diversity initiatives generate are in college administrations, already overloaded with sinecures.
- I find it very amusing that the right wing ‘intellectuals,’ from their ivory tower think tanks and millionaire supported sinecures at political magazines, have still failed to recognize that.
- But transforming teacher jobs from moderately paid union sinecures to highly paid professional positions sounds like a good first step.
- To bring in black supporters who are not pushed into sinecures is now its big challenge.
- Of course, most of us are dead anyway - killed by imploded livers, scorched lungs, caved-in septa, public relations salaries or academic sinecures.
- Doctors, nurses and teachers in the productive public sector have had their pension rights compromised by the mushrooming of public sinecures.
- The problem is, he is demonstrably no intellectual of any great ability (his record attests to that), he is ill-disciplined and looks to the academic sector for a comfortable sinecure.
- Political positions must not be treated as sinecures.
- A governorship was a lucrative and prestigious position, but it was not a sinecure.
- You had to be ‘an exceptionally good judge’ - otherwise known as a person with an intense desire to hang on to a sinecure - in order to appreciate them.
- We don't really need them - their ‘jobs’ are little more than sinecures.
- One insider linked with the private security business said: ‘All these jobs are a nice sinecure for a cop.’
- British governments have an appalling record of underestimating the cost of new technology: it always escalates once people realise there are nice safe sinecures to be had.
- Because they do not want to acknowledge the squalor and the cronyism inherent in the devolution settlement, on which all their well-paid sinecures depend, is the answer.
- Because access to resources depended upon being inside the state apparatus, patrons rewarded supporters with sinecures in the government and nationalized industries.
- But the fact is, the public sector is also carrying many passengers, occupying sinecures in local and central government at the expense of their fellow citizens.
- Examples abound of cosy sinecures being parcelled out to those who have served in constitutional posts.
- Unlike the Parliament, the Commission is not elected, but appointed by the member-states, and is frequently used as a sinecure for retired or has-been politicians.
- Yet it is not only those who are used to cosy bureaucratic sinecures who would rather gain political legitimacy from those ‘without a voice’ than take their chances with the voting public.
- The government of San Marino should be advised the Flea stands ready for any offers of citizenship or professorial sinecures.
Synonyms
easy job, soft option
informal cushy number, money for old rope, money for jam, picnic, doddle, walk in the park, cinch, gravy train
Australian informal bludge

Derivatives

sinecurism

noun

The 1970s were the apogee of taxpayer-funded sinecurism: by 1980, the state had an army of 7.4 million pensionaries.
Example sentencesExamples
- The poorest countries in the rurally protected cartel will be helped out of the mire of previously accepted Socialistic sinecurism.
- Also, cleaning up their own corruption, waste and sinecurism would free unions to challenge the hegemony of the giant corporations over American society.
- The crooked secrets of state administration, the sinecurism and corruption ever and again discovered in the bureaus in Washington forbid us to believe in any clear conception of what constitutes good government.
- Industry had always been besieged by insecurities and sinecurism and Department A was not the exception.

sinecurist

nounˈsɪnɪkjʊərɪstˈsʌɪnɪkjʊərɪst

Those who best serve their country too often pine and decay, whilst pensioned miscreants and lazy sinecurists roll in riches.
Example sentencesExamples
- Suppose the debt repudiated, the sinecurists cut off, the army disbanded, the officers and men of the navy discharged and the ships sold.
- The connection with the past has been broken by the appointment of know-nothing placemen and sinecurists.
- He died a sinecurist and pensioner on the public purse.
- His hatred was strong for sinecurists and all other ‘tax-eaters’ who fed off the high taxation that impoverished the common people.

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sine cura 'without care'.

Definition of sinecure in US English:

sinecure

noun

A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit.
闲职，闲差，领干薪的职务
political sinecures for the supporters of ministers
Example sentencesExamples
- Because they do not want to acknowledge the squalor and the cronyism inherent in the devolution settlement, on which all their well-paid sinecures depend, is the answer.
- The problem is, he is demonstrably no intellectual of any great ability (his record attests to that), he is ill-disciplined and looks to the academic sector for a comfortable sinecure.
- Of course, most of us are dead anyway - killed by imploded livers, scorched lungs, caved-in septa, public relations salaries or academic sinecures.
- The government of San Marino should be advised the Flea stands ready for any offers of citizenship or professorial sinecures.
- One insider linked with the private security business said: ‘All these jobs are a nice sinecure for a cop.’
- Unlike the Parliament, the Commission is not elected, but appointed by the member-states, and is frequently used as a sinecure for retired or has-been politicians.
- You had to be ‘an exceptionally good judge’ - otherwise known as a person with an intense desire to hang on to a sinecure - in order to appreciate them.
- Yet it is not only those who are used to cosy bureaucratic sinecures who would rather gain political legitimacy from those ‘without a voice’ than take their chances with the voting public.
- British governments have an appalling record of underestimating the cost of new technology: it always escalates once people realise there are nice safe sinecures to be had.
- Doctors, nurses and teachers in the productive public sector have had their pension rights compromised by the mushrooming of public sinecures.
- Examples abound of cosy sinecures being parcelled out to those who have served in constitutional posts.
- The only new hires that diversity initiatives generate are in college administrations, already overloaded with sinecures.
- A governorship was a lucrative and prestigious position, but it was not a sinecure.
- I find it very amusing that the right wing ‘intellectuals,’ from their ivory tower think tanks and millionaire supported sinecures at political magazines, have still failed to recognize that.
- To bring in black supporters who are not pushed into sinecures is now its big challenge.
- Political positions must not be treated as sinecures.
- We don't really need them - their ‘jobs’ are little more than sinecures.
- Because access to resources depended upon being inside the state apparatus, patrons rewarded supporters with sinecures in the government and nationalized industries.
- But transforming teacher jobs from moderately paid union sinecures to highly paid professional positions sounds like a good first step.
- But the fact is, the public sector is also carrying many passengers, occupying sinecures in local and central government at the expense of their fellow citizens.
Synonyms
easy job, soft option

Origin

Mid 17th century: from Latin sine cura ‘without care’.

单词	sinecure
释义	Definition of sinecure in English: sinecure noun ˈsʌɪnɪkjʊəˈsɪnɪkjʊə A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. 闲职，闲差，领干薪的职务 political sinecures for the supporters of ministers Example sentencesExamples The only new hires that diversity initiatives generate are in college administrations, already overloaded with sinecures. I find it very amusing that the right wing ‘intellectuals,’ from their ivory tower think tanks and millionaire supported sinecures at political magazines, have still failed to recognize that. But transforming teacher jobs from moderately paid union sinecures to highly paid professional positions sounds like a good first step. To bring in black supporters who are not pushed into sinecures is now its big challenge. Of course, most of us are dead anyway - killed by imploded livers, scorched lungs, caved-in septa, public relations salaries or academic sinecures. Doctors, nurses and teachers in the productive public sector have had their pension rights compromised by the mushrooming of public sinecures. The problem is, he is demonstrably no intellectual of any great ability (his record attests to that), he is ill-disciplined and looks to the academic sector for a comfortable sinecure. Political positions must not be treated as sinecures. A governorship was a lucrative and prestigious position, but it was not a sinecure. You had to be ‘an exceptionally good judge’ - otherwise known as a person with an intense desire to hang on to a sinecure - in order to appreciate them. We don't really need them - their ‘jobs’ are little more than sinecures. One insider linked with the private security business said: ‘All these jobs are a nice sinecure for a cop.’ British governments have an appalling record of underestimating the cost of new technology: it always escalates once people realise there are nice safe sinecures to be had. Because they do not want to acknowledge the squalor and the cronyism inherent in the devolution settlement, on which all their well-paid sinecures depend, is the answer. Because access to resources depended upon being inside the state apparatus, patrons rewarded supporters with sinecures in the government and nationalized industries. But the fact is, the public sector is also carrying many passengers, occupying sinecures in local and central government at the expense of their fellow citizens. Examples abound of cosy sinecures being parcelled out to those who have served in constitutional posts. Unlike the Parliament, the Commission is not elected, but appointed by the member-states, and is frequently used as a sinecure for retired or has-been politicians. Yet it is not only those who are used to cosy bureaucratic sinecures who would rather gain political legitimacy from those ‘without a voice’ than take their chances with the voting public. The government of San Marino should be advised the Flea stands ready for any offers of citizenship or professorial sinecures. Synonyms easy job, soft option informal cushy number, money for old rope, money for jam, picnic, doddle, walk in the park, cinch, gravy train Australian informal bludge Derivatives sinecurism noun The 1970s were the apogee of taxpayer-funded sinecurism: by 1980, the state had an army of 7.4 million pensionaries. Example sentencesExamples The poorest countries in the rurally protected cartel will be helped out of the mire of previously accepted Socialistic sinecurism. Also, cleaning up their own corruption, waste and sinecurism would free unions to challenge the hegemony of the giant corporations over American society. The crooked secrets of state administration, the sinecurism and corruption ever and again discovered in the bureaus in Washington forbid us to believe in any clear conception of what constitutes good government. Industry had always been besieged by insecurities and sinecurism and Department A was not the exception. sinecurist nounˈsɪnɪkjʊərɪstˈsʌɪnɪkjʊərɪst Those who best serve their country too often pine and decay, whilst pensioned miscreants and lazy sinecurists roll in riches. Example sentencesExamples Suppose the debt repudiated, the sinecurists cut off, the army disbanded, the officers and men of the navy discharged and the ships sold. The connection with the past has been broken by the appointment of know-nothing placemen and sinecurists. He died a sinecurist and pensioner on the public purse. His hatred was strong for sinecurists and all other ‘tax-eaters’ who fed off the high taxation that impoverished the common people. Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin sine cura 'without care'. Definition of sinecure in US English: sinecure noun A position requiring little or no work but giving the holder status or financial benefit. 闲职，闲差，领干薪的职务 political sinecures for the supporters of ministers Example sentencesExamples Because they do not want to acknowledge the squalor and the cronyism inherent in the devolution settlement, on which all their well-paid sinecures depend, is the answer. The problem is, he is demonstrably no intellectual of any great ability (his record attests to that), he is ill-disciplined and looks to the academic sector for a comfortable sinecure. Of course, most of us are dead anyway - killed by imploded livers, scorched lungs, caved-in septa, public relations salaries or academic sinecures. The government of San Marino should be advised the Flea stands ready for any offers of citizenship or professorial sinecures. One insider linked with the private security business said: ‘All these jobs are a nice sinecure for a cop.’ Unlike the Parliament, the Commission is not elected, but appointed by the member-states, and is frequently used as a sinecure for retired or has-been politicians. You had to be ‘an exceptionally good judge’ - otherwise known as a person with an intense desire to hang on to a sinecure - in order to appreciate them. Yet it is not only those who are used to cosy bureaucratic sinecures who would rather gain political legitimacy from those ‘without a voice’ than take their chances with the voting public. British governments have an appalling record of underestimating the cost of new technology: it always escalates once people realise there are nice safe sinecures to be had. Doctors, nurses and teachers in the productive public sector have had their pension rights compromised by the mushrooming of public sinecures. Examples abound of cosy sinecures being parcelled out to those who have served in constitutional posts. The only new hires that diversity initiatives generate are in college administrations, already overloaded with sinecures. A governorship was a lucrative and prestigious position, but it was not a sinecure. I find it very amusing that the right wing ‘intellectuals,’ from their ivory tower think tanks and millionaire supported sinecures at political magazines, have still failed to recognize that. To bring in black supporters who are not pushed into sinecures is now its big challenge. Political positions must not be treated as sinecures. We don't really need them - their ‘jobs’ are little more than sinecures. Because access to resources depended upon being inside the state apparatus, patrons rewarded supporters with sinecures in the government and nationalized industries. But transforming teacher jobs from moderately paid union sinecures to highly paid professional positions sounds like a good first step. But the fact is, the public sector is also carrying many passengers, occupying sinecures in local and central government at the expense of their fellow citizens. Synonyms easy job, soft option Origin Mid 17th century: from Latin sine cura ‘without care’.
随便看	lumpectomy lumped lumpen lumpenintelligentsia lumpenproletariat lumpenproletariats lumper lumpers lumpfish lumpfishes lumpier lumpiest lumpily lumpily lumpiness lumpiness lumping lump in one's throat pinnation pinnatipartite pinnatisect pinnay pinned pinned on pinnel