featherbeddingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌfeðəˈbedɪŋ/us/ˈfeðərˌbedɪŋ/WORKPLACEthe practice of employing more workers than necessary:
Today's front page story covers the featherbedding that seems to be a feature of almost all city departments.
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