sinecure

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And had Sasse wanted a think tank sinecure or some corporate board seats, no one would have protested.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2022

Henry intended to follow previous generations of Adams men into public service; if not the presidency, then the family sinecure in the Foreign Service.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2020

The book was revised at Lake Geneva’s Montreux Palace, where Vladimir and Véra lived after Lolita’s success provided a comfortable sinecure.

From The Guardian • Sep. 13, 2020

Global financial stability is worth a lot more than a sinecure.

From Slate • Jan. 8, 2019

He even had a job, a sinecure, more highly paid than his old job had been.

From "1984" by George Orwell