Look up: nepotism

1. nepotism
   [n] - favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
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2. Nepotism
   Nep'o·tism noun [ Latin nepus , nepotus , nephew: confer French népotisme . See Nephew .] Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, ra...
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3. nepotism
   noun favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
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4. Nepotism
   • (n.) Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one`s family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim. • (n.) Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one`s family; bestowal of patronage in con...
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5. nepotism
   (from the article `apprenticeship`) ...could monopolize their trades in each town. Powerful guilds, for example, could levy high fees against outsiders to prevent them from entering a ...
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6. nepotism
   nepotism 1. Favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointments to desirable [good-paying] positions. 2. The practice, on the part of the Popes or other ecclesiastics (and hence of other persons), of showing special favor to nephews or other relatives in conferring offices; unfair preference f...
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7. Nepotism
   Nepotism is a term for favouritism shown to relatives or close friends by those with power or influence, for example a director of a company only employing friends and relatives, even though better suited candidates are available.
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8. Nepotism
   `Nepotism` is favoritism granted to relatives or friends regardless of merit.<ref name="dictionary">Modern Language Association (MLA):"nepotism." The American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2005. 10 Aug. 2009. http://dict...
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