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单词 jobbery
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Definition of jobbery in English:

jobbery

noun ˈdʒɒb(ə)riˈdʒɑbəri
mass noun
  • The practice of using a public office or position of trust for one's own gain or advantage.

    假公济私,营私舞弊

    independent scrutiny will serve as a deterrent against jobbery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Could there be a more fitting end to the Italian presidency than this bold example of jobbery?
    • I say and protest with one voice against our further soiling our souls and hands in this infamous jobbery.
    • In the first place, war and expansion will favor jobbery, both in the dependencies and at home.
    • The people were with him, disgusted with the jobbery and corruption that had brought Pakistan low.
    Synonyms
    dishonesty, dishonest dealings, unscrupulousness, deceit, deception, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, fraudulence, misconduct, lawbreaking, crime, criminality, delinquency, wrongdoing, villainy

Rhymes

corroboree, robbery, slobbery, snobbery

Definition of jobbery in US English:

jobbery

nounˈjäbərēˈdʒɑbəri
  • The practice of using a public office or position of trust for one's own gain or advantage.

    假公济私,营私舞弊

    independent scrutiny will serve as a deterrent against jobbery
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The people were with him, disgusted with the jobbery and corruption that had brought Pakistan low.
    • In the first place, war and expansion will favor jobbery, both in the dependencies and at home.
    • I say and protest with one voice against our further soiling our souls and hands in this infamous jobbery.
    • Could there be a more fitting end to the Italian presidency than this bold example of jobbery?
    Synonyms
    dishonesty, dishonest dealings, unscrupulousness, deceit, deception, duplicity, double-dealing, fraud, fraudulence, misconduct, lawbreaking, crime, criminality, delinquency, wrongdoing, villainy
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