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Six example sentences with sinecure, each labelled with its topic.
In Georgian England a well connected man could hold a customs sinecure, drawing the salary while a deputy did the work.
History
The founder's nephew held a sinecure on the board, collecting a director's salary for meetings he rarely bothered to attend.
Business
The poet's job as college librarian was a sinecure, paying a modest wage for shelves nobody visited and leaving afternoons free for verse.
Literature
The governor rewarded loyal donors with a sinecure on the port commission, which met twice a year for lunch.
Politics
The post of court organist had become a sinecure, paying a salary for two services a year and no rehearsals.
Music
Economists count a sinecure as pure rent, income without output, paid for who you know rather than what you do.
Economics
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