emolument
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In the founding period, the word emolument was used to mean not only salary, but far more commonly profit, gain, advantage, or benefit.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2026
Article II, Section 1 and Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution prohibit the president in particular and public officials in general from receiving any emolument from domestic or foreign sources while in office.
From Salon ● Apr. 21, 2024
The third judge on the panel, A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., focused on what constitutes an illegal emolument.
From New York Times ● Mar. 19, 2019
“My view is it covers any profit, gain or advantage,” AliKhan said of an emolument, but she stopped short of saying a Treasury bill or other passive investment would qualify.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 18, 2019
At any rate, he was independent of material emolument, or at any rate seemed so.
From The Heath Hover Mystery by Bertram Mitford
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