nepotism

Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/

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nepotism (countable and uncountable, plural nepotisms)

1. The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

   Antonyms: meritocracy, merit system

   Coordinate term: cronyism

   Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections.

   • 1989, Report on Business Magazine (volume 6, issues 1-6, page 100)

     Now retailers even demand deslotting or failure fees, a penalty for trial products that fail to meet their sales objectives. The struggle over display space heavily favors the incumbents and encourages what might be called brand nepotism.

   • 2006 September 27, “China airbrushes Chen”, in Financial Times‎:

     Mr Chen - a member of the national politburo as well as the Shanghai boss - is accused of nepotism and corruption on a grand scale: protecting political allies, granting preferment to his family and looting Shanghai's pension fund.

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Borrowed from French népotisme.

nepotism n (uncountable)

1. nepotism

• nepot
• nepoată
• nepoțel
• nepoțică
• nepoție

nepotism c

1. nepotism

   Synonyms: svågerpolitik, vänskapskorruption

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