"jobbery" meaning in All languages combined

See jobbery on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: jobberies [plural]
Etymology: job + -ery Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|job|ery}} job + -ery Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} jobbery (countable and uncountable, plural jobberies)
  1. The improper or corrupt act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (The act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain): omkoperij (Dutch), vriendjespolitiek (Dutch), corruption [feminine] (French), favoritisme [masculine] (French), კორუფცია (ḳorupcia) (Georgian)

Inflected forms

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