jobbery

 [job-uh-ree]  

job·ber·y

   [job-uh-ree]
noun
the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.
Origin:
1825–35; jobber + -y3
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jobbery (ˈdʒɒbərɪ)
 
—n
the practice of making private profit out of a public office; corruption or graft

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