Fake job given as appeasement?

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I want to describe: a job-position that is given to someone as a way to appease the person, but the position holds no real function.



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He was, due to his importance to the secret project, offered an honorary ____ with disproportionally lucrative payment.




The job is given by the authority to the person as a way to basically bribe him with undeserved salary, because he won't be given any real task. The emphasis here is payment, and not power, so "figurehead" would be inappropriate.










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  • offered a token position with ...
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  • Don't the terms 'honorary' and 'disproportionately lucrative' already convey the idea, even if the blank is filled with something like job or position? Aren't you really seeking a word that would convey this idea by itself, without such qualifications?
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I want to describe: a job-position that is given to someone as a way to appease the person, but the position holds no real function.



Context:




He was, due to his importance to the secret project, offered an honorary ____ with disproportionally lucrative payment.




The job is given by the authority to the person as a way to basically bribe him with undeserved salary, because he won't be given any real task. The emphasis here is payment, and not power, so "figurehead" would be inappropriate.










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  • offered a token position with ...
    – Jim
    1 hour ago










  • Don't the terms 'honorary' and 'disproportionately lucrative' already convey the idea, even if the blank is filled with something like job or position? Aren't you really seeking a word that would convey this idea by itself, without such qualifications?
    – jsw29
    7 mins ago












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I want to describe: a job-position that is given to someone as a way to appease the person, but the position holds no real function.



Context:




He was, due to his importance to the secret project, offered an honorary ____ with disproportionally lucrative payment.




The job is given by the authority to the person as a way to basically bribe him with undeserved salary, because he won't be given any real task. The emphasis here is payment, and not power, so "figurehead" would be inappropriate.










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I want to describe: a job-position that is given to someone as a way to appease the person, but the position holds no real function.



Context:




He was, due to his importance to the secret project, offered an honorary ____ with disproportionally lucrative payment.




The job is given by the authority to the person as a way to basically bribe him with undeserved salary, because he won't be given any real task. The emphasis here is payment, and not power, so "figurehead" would be inappropriate.







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  • offered a token position with ...
    – Jim
    1 hour ago










  • Don't the terms 'honorary' and 'disproportionately lucrative' already convey the idea, even if the blank is filled with something like job or position? Aren't you really seeking a word that would convey this idea by itself, without such qualifications?
    – jsw29
    7 mins ago
















  • offered a token position with ...
    – Jim
    1 hour ago










  • Don't the terms 'honorary' and 'disproportionately lucrative' already convey the idea, even if the blank is filled with something like job or position? Aren't you really seeking a word that would convey this idea by itself, without such qualifications?
    – jsw29
    7 mins ago















offered a token position with ...
– Jim
1 hour ago




offered a token position with ...
– Jim
1 hour ago












Don't the terms 'honorary' and 'disproportionately lucrative' already convey the idea, even if the blank is filled with something like job or position? Aren't you really seeking a word that would convey this idea by itself, without such qualifications?
– jsw29
7 mins ago




Don't the terms 'honorary' and 'disproportionately lucrative' already convey the idea, even if the blank is filled with something like job or position? Aren't you really seeking a word that would convey this idea by itself, without such qualifications?
– jsw29
7 mins ago










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sinecure noun

1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.




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      sinecure noun

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        The word you're looking for is




        sinecure noun

        1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.




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        1. A position or office that requires little or no work but provides a salary.




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