sinecure

• Существительное, обозначающее должность или пост, требующий минимальной или нулевой работы, часто с предоставлением зарплаты или выгоды без значительной ответственности.

A noun referring to a position or office that requires little or no work, often providing a salary or benefit without significant responsibility.

1. Position with little workC1formal

   A job or position that requires very little or no effort, but provides a salary or other benefits.

   Синекура

   • His role as a consultant was a sinecure, with almost no responsibilities.
   • She was given a sinecure on the board, attending only one meeting a year.
   • Many considered the royal appointment a sinecure, offering prestige without work.

   Синонимыgravy trainplum

   Антонимыjoblaborwork

2. Historical church positionC2formalbritish

   A church benefice that had no spiritual duties attached to it, often given as a reward.

   Церковная синекура

   • The bishop granted him a sinecure in a remote parish.
   • In medieval times, sinecures were often given to royal favorites.
   • The historian studied the records of sinecures in the 18th-century church.