noun
- the practice of using a public office or position of trust for one’s own gain; corruption in public affairs
Usage: formal; often political contexts
Examples
- The mayor was accused of jobbery after hiring his relatives for city positions.
- Political jobbery has undermined public trust in the government.
- The investigation revealed widespread jobbery in the contracting process.
- Citizens demanded reforms to prevent jobbery in public appointments.
- The scandal exposed years of jobbery within the department.
- Anti-corruption laws were enacted to combat jobbery in government.