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Definition of 'featherbedding'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) featherbedding
the practice by some unions of requiring an employer to hire more employees than are necessary or to limit production according to a union rule or a safety statute.

Etymology: (1920–25)

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

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