Select the appropriate word from the given options that can replace the given phrase:
A job with a high salary but little responsibility
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Sinecure
A sinecure is a job that pays well but needs little work or responsibility. The word comes from the Latin sine cura, "without care".
Example: His post on the board was a sinecure; he attended one meeting a year.
Why the Other Options are Incorrect?
Option 1: Usher — Incorrect. An usher is a person who shows people to their seats in a hall, cinema or court.
Example: The usher led us to our seats with a torch.
Option 3: Presidency — Incorrect. Presidency is the office or term of a president, a post of great responsibility.
Example: Many reforms were made during his presidency.
Option 4: Factotum — Incorrect. A factotum is an employee who does all kinds of jobs (Latin fac totum, "do everything"); it means much work, not little.
Example: The old factotum cooked, cleaned and kept the accounts.