Synonyms for jobbery


Grammar : Noun
Spell : job-uh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdʒɒb ə ri

Top 10 synonyms for jobbery Other synonyms for the word jobbery

Définition of jobbery

  • As in villainousness : noun corruption
  • As in corruption : noun dishonesty
Example sentences :
  • They appear to have one object in view, and only one—jobbery.
  • Extract from : « The Romany Rye » by George Borrow
  • Jobbery, the arrangement of jobs, or unfair business proceedings.
  • Extract from : « The Slang Dictionary » by John Camden Hotten
  • Does not this system give opportunities for bribery and jobbery?
  • Extract from : « A. D. 2000 » by Alvarado M. Fuller
  • Also there is privilege to be reckoned with, and there is jobbery.
  • Extract from : « Domesday Book and Beyond » by Frederic William Maitland
  • Another was the jobbery of politicians in a time of seething turmoil.
  • Extract from : « Montreal 1535-1914, Volume II (of 2) » by William Henry Atherton
  • He intimated that there was jobbery in some of the enthusiasm for the annexation.
  • Extract from : « Martin Van Buren » by Edward M. Shepard
  • He certainly was audacious in his demands, but he was a king in jobbery.
  • Extract from : « The Commercial Restraints of Ireland » by John Hely Hutchinson
  • Mr. Anderson seems to have a thorough detestation of anything like jobbery.
  • Extract from : « Western Worthies » by J. Stephen Jeans
  • He is not in the least amused by jobbery, by bad service, by broken pledges.
  • Extract from : « Americans and Others » by Agnes Repplier
  • The greatest social evil with which we have to contend is jobbery.
  • Extract from : « What Social Classes Owe to Each Other » by William Graham Sumner

Antonyms for jobbery

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