プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
かんしょく【閑職】
〔暇な職〕a leisurely post; 〔名誉職〕a sinecure
- 体が弱いので閑職に回された
「He was given a leisurely job [An easy job was assigned to him] because of his poor health. - 理事というのは一種の閑職だった
The post of trustee was a kind of sinecure for him.