Sinecure
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sinecure-322-13287346
title:
Sinecure
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A sinecure is an office, carrying a salary or otherwise generating income, that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service. The term originated in the medieval church, where it signified a post without any responsibility for the "cure [care] of souls", the regular liturgical and pastoral functions of a cleric, but came to be applied to any post, secular or ecclesiastical, that involved little or no actual work. Sinecures have historically provided a potent tool f
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Office or job with a salary but which requires little to no actual responsibility
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinecure
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2024-04-01T21:42:14Z
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