Definition of Sinecural. Meaning of Sinecural. Synonyms of Sinecural

- Look up sinecure in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A sinecure (/ˈsɪnɪkjʊər/ or /ˈsaɪnɪkjʊər/; from the Latin sine, 'without', and cura, 'care') is a...
- "No Sinecure" is a short story by E. W. Hornung, and features the gentleman thief A. J. Raffles, and his companion and biographer, Bunny Manders. The story...
- private secretary Lord Chancellor Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Lords Whips Law officers Sinecures List of political offices v t e...
- until 1895. While many of his predecessors had approached the office as a sinecure, Roosevelt fought the spoilsmen and demanded enforcement of civil service...
- case to the Court of Chancery. The 19th century saw the abolition of many sinecure offices and the institution of a wage and pension for the lord chancellor...
- then thought he might serve out his career in some well-paying county sinecure; cir****stances changed when Pendergast reluctantly backed him as the machine's...
- leaders of the government departments, though some Cabinet positions are sinecures to a greater or lesser degree (for instance Chancellor of the Duchy of...
- including radical changes in the imperial examination and the elimination of sinecures. 21 September The Guangxu Emperor was removed from the imperial palace...
- Crown Steward and Bailiff of the Manor of Northstead. These offices are sinecures (that is, they involve no actual duties); they exist solely to permit...
- private secretary Lord Chancellor Leader of the House of Commons Leader of the House of Lords Whips Law officers Sinecures List of political offices v t e...