sinecure
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Danh từ
noun- 1.
A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
In the ADF, while the numbers vary between the individual services and the reserves, employment is no comfortable sinecure for any personnel and thus does not appeal to many people, male or female, especially under current pay scales.
However, by the time of World War II (if not before), politics, at least in the federal sphere, was no longer regarded as sinecure for well-intentioned part-timers.
Đồng nghĩa: bankers' hours, cushy number
- 2.
(historical)An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
Tính từ
adjective- 1.
(not comparable)Requiring no work for an ample reward.
- 2.
(not comparable)Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To put or place in a sinecure.
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From sine cūrā,, formed from sine (without) + cūrā (care, charge, cure).