This week’s theme
Miscellaneous words

This week’s words
probative
jobbery
ostensible
fane
arable

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PRONUNCIATION:

(JOB-uh-ree)

MEANING:

noun: The use of a public office for private gain.

ETYMOLOGY:

From jobber (wholesaler; one who does odd jobs), from job, of unknown origin. Earliest documented use: 1769.

USAGE:

“Scandals about cronyism, jobbery, and the overzealous advancement of party advantage caused deep and lasting damage.”
Liam Fay; Independent TDs are Losing Their Way in a Fog of Self-Importance; Irish Independent (Dublin); Jan 17, 2015.

See more usage examples of jobbery in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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