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sinecure [Brit ˈsʌɪnɪkjʊə, ˈsɪnɪkjʊə, Am ˈsaɪnəkjʊr, ˈsɪnəˌkjʊr] N

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ce n'est pas une sinécure

it's no sinecure

prébende liter

income derived from a sinecure

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Most of these are sinecures, i.e. purely ceremonial. en.wikipedia.org

Often their real importance was very different from their rank: on the one hand, sinecures and supernumerary appointments allowed enjoying benefits without performing full service. en.wikipedia.org

Some honorary titles serve as positions of sinecure and honorary retirement. en.wikipedia.org

This function is a kind of sinecure with no pastoral responsibilities. en.wikipedia.org

A sinecure is not necessarily a figurehead, which generally requires active participation in government, albeit with a lack of power. en.wikipedia.org

Because this office does not attract a ministerial salary, it is usually held jointly with another ministerial position (often a sinecure). en.wikipedia.org

He was opposed to unfair and excessive taxation, and had no titled relatives to be supported by public sinecures. en.wikipedia.org

While the powers of the drain commissioner are immense, the office has become sinecure in some counties. en.wikipedia.org

With the decay of forest law and the lapse of the court of justice-seat, the post became a sinecure. en.wikipedia.org

The position was a sinecure with an annual salary initially of around 300, later rising to around 500 per annum by 1821. en.wikipedia.org

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