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单词 government billet
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Definition of government billet in English:

government billet

noun
Australian historical
  • A job in the public service, especially one which is well paid and undemanding.

    once he gets a government billet there's little chance of getting rid of him
    Example sentencesExamples
    • He just sold himself for a government billet, like many an honest man before and since.
    • I will look out for a government billet, which will provide for me for life.
    • Fred soon got into a government billet, and one that promised to suit him admirably.
    • Deafness stood in the way of a possible government billet.
    • He hoped to get some government billet—the grand object of all colonial sea captains of that epoch.
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