Usually means: Jobs requiring little to no work.
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  1. sinecures: Merriam-Webster
  2. sinecures: Collins English Dictionary
  3. sinecures: Vocabulary.com
  4. sinecures: Wordnik
  5. sinecures: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. sinecures: Wiktionary
  7. sinecures: Dictionary.com
  8. Sinecures: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  9. sinecures: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. sinecures: Legal dictionary

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  1. sinecures: Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sinecure)

noun:  A position that requires little to no work, or easy work, but still gives an ample payment; a cushy job.
noun:  (historical) An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.
adjective:  Requiring no work for an ample reward.
adjective:  Having the appearance of functionality without being of any actual use or purpose.
verb:  (transitive) To put or place in a sinecure.
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