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

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

It is a life-long sinecure for the "therapist", but only a waste of time and money for the patient.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2018

But since the then Master of the Mint effectively treated his own post as a sinecure, Newton had a chance to get his hands on the levers of power.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin