Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

empleomania

/ˌɛmpliːoʊˈmeɪniə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: em-pleo-ma-nia
IPA: /ˌɛmpliːoʊˈmeɪniə/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The desire to obtain a government job.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

""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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish empleomanía.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

How do you pronounce empleomania?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɛmpliːoʊˈmeɪniə/.
What does empleomania mean?: The desire to obtain a government job.
Where does empleomania come from?: Borrowed from Spanish empleomanía.

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