Jobbery (Noun)
Meaning
Corruptness among public officials.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The city council was accused of jobbery for awarding construction contracts to their close friends and family members.
- The government official's jobbery was exposed when it was discovered that he had accepted bribes in exchange for favorable business deals.
- Concerns of jobbery rose as the number of officials being investigated for corruption in the government department increased.
- Years of jobbery and cronyism led to widespread distrust among the public towards the town's leaders.
- Many saw the deal as a case of jobbery, with the government conveniently ignoring the contractor's dubious past in order to facilitate their own interests.