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job⋅ber⋅y

  [job-uh-ree]
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–noun
the conduct of public or official business for the sake of improper private gain.
Origin:
1825–35; jobber + -y 3
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job·ber·y   (jŏb'ə-rē)   
n.  Corruption among public officials.

[From job1.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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