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Definitions of sinecure in various dictionaries:
noun - a benefice to which no spiritual or pastoral duties are attached
noun - an office that involves minimal duties
A position or an office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.
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A sinecure (from Latin sine = "without" and cura = "care") is an office that requires or involves little or no responsibility, labour, or active service. The term originated in the medieval church, where it signified a post without any responsibility for the "cure [care] of souls", the regular liturgical and pastoral functions of a cleric, but came to be applied to any post, secular or ecclesiastical, that involved little or no actual work. Sinecures have historically provided a potent tool for governments or monarchs to distribute patronage, while recipients are able to store up titles and easy salaries. * A sinecure is not necessarily a figurehead, which generally requires active participation in government, albeit with a lack of power. * A sinecure can also be given to an individual whose primary job is in another office, but requires a sinecure title to perform that job. For example, the Government House Leader in Canada is often given a sinecure ministry position so that he or she may |