假公济私 meaning in English
promote one's private interests under the guise of serving the public; abuse the public trust; act in the public service for one's own ends; exploit [use] public offices for private gain [purposes; ends]; gain private ends in a public cause by public money; jobbery; job for selfish ends; satisfy private ends by utilizing public means; seek one's own profit in public affairs
Examples
- Their jobs were all exposed by the press .
他们假公济私的勾当全被报纸揭了出来。 - This monarch had an army in full force because he had jobbed to himself poland, and was determined to keep it .
这一国的君主排开阵势，因为他假公济私的占领了波兰，立意要保住它。 - There were some conflicts of interest since some directors, or their companies, were major borrowers of bank money .
假公济私的事情也确实不少，有些董事或他们所代表的公司都是银行的主要贷款户。 - To overdo anything public may lead to jobbery , while appropriate selfishness may promote the growth
“公”字过头可能假公济私，私心适度也会促进发展。 - It protects employers from unscrupulous employees who abuse their powers for personal gain
第九条旨在保障工商机构雇主的权益，免被滥用职权假公济私的雇员损害公司的利益。