FEATHERBEDDING

featherbedding

(noun) the practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required

FEATHERBED

featherbed

(verb) hire more workers than are necessary

pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge

(verb) treat with excessive indulgence; “grandparents often pamper the children”; “Let’s not mollycoddle our students!”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

featherbedding

present participle of featherbed

Noun

featherbedding (uncountable)

(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary because of union rules, especially upon the introduction of new technology

Source: Wiktionary



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SUNGLASSES

(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”


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