pensioneeringn.

Brit.

/ˌpɛnʃəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌpɛnʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pension n., -eer suffix¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < pension n. + -eer suffix¹ + -ing suffix¹, after electioneering n. Compare slightly later pensioneer v.

British.

The action or practice of bidding for votes in an election by promising higher pensions.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > electioneering > by specific methods

nursing1883

pensioneering1954

1954 Times 16 Nov. 7/2 (heading) Pensioneering.

1960 Times 24 Oct. (Financial Review) p. xiii/3 That the paradox of comparative insecurity in the midst of affluence is a disturbing thing..has become apparent in the political field..in the shape of competitive ‘pensioneering’.

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 276 The whole strategy of our pensioneering, worked out for years before the election, had been jettisoned almost without noticing it by the Minister under the diktat of Douglas Houghton.

1985 Observer 12 May 5/2 Another damaging decade of ‘pensioneering’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pensioneering
释义	pensioneeringn. Brit. /ˌpɛnʃəˈnɪərɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌpɛnʃəˈnɪrɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pension n., -eer suffix¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < pension n. + -eer suffix¹ + -ing suffix¹, after electioneering n. Compare slightly later pensioneer v. British. The action or practice of bidding for votes in an election by promising higher pensions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > election of representative body by vote > proceedings at election > [noun] > electioneering > by specific methods nursing1883 pensioneering1954 1954 Times 16 Nov. 7/2 (heading) Pensioneering. 1960 Times 24 Oct. (Financial Review) p. xiii/3 That the paradox of comparative insecurity in the midst of affluence is a disturbing thing..has become apparent in the political field..in the shape of competitive ‘pensioneering’. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1975) I. 276 The whole strategy of our pensioneering, worked out for years before the election, had been jettisoned almost without noticing it by the Minister under the diktat of Douglas Houghton. 1985 Observer 12 May 5/2 Another damaging decade of ‘pensioneering’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1954
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