empleomania

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/ˌɛmpliːoʊˈmeɪniə/

noun

The desire to obtain a government job.

OriginSpanish empleomanía →
Scrabble 17
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Meanings

nounempleomania (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe desire to obtain a government job.

    "Do ut des" is the motto of Spanish public life; empleomania is rife to a degree unknown elsewhere; and empleomania is the chief instrument of political corruption.

    1898, The Forum, volume 27, page 159

Origin

  1. Spanishempleomanía
  2. Englishempleomania

Borrowed from Spanish empleomanía.

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APA

empleomania. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empleomania

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“empleomania.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empleomania. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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