1. corrupt practices in public office, especially the use of a public position for private gain
Usage: formal; often political contexts

Examples

• The investigation revealed widespread jobberies within the city government.
• Citizens demanded an end to the jobberies that had plagued the administration.
• The reform movement aimed to eliminate jobberies from public service.
• Newspaper editorials condemned the jobberies in the contracting process.
• Anti-corruption laws were passed to prevent future jobberies.
• The mayor’s jobberies finally came to light during the audit.