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cronyism::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | discrimination, favoritism, favouritism |
Examples of cronyism
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Even friends of the Karzai administration have reported cronyism and corruption.
From the online.wsj.com
They vote for fair and equitable treatment against smug selfishness and cronyism.
From the guardian.co.uk
Edinburgh and other parts of Scotland are rife with cronyism and class structure.
From the guardian.co.uk
Raymond said he heard concerns of nepotism and cronyism at the district office.
From the sacbee.com
This woman is a prime example of cronyism, nepotism, and corruption in general.
From the latimes.com
But cronyism, the lack of transparency and shady accounting gave companies pause.
From the nytimes.com
Bringing businesspeople into politics can also produce corruption and cronyism.
From the economist.com
In his three years as mayor, Johnson has also been accused of chronic cronyism.
From the guardian.co.uk
Those are all well known corruption, cleptocracy, cronyism, flawed democracy etc.
From the economist.com
- Favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
- (crony) buddy: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
- (Crony (Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide)) Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, commonly called Ned's Declassified or simply Ned for short, is an American live-action situation comedy on Nickelodeon that debuted in the channel's Sunday night TEENick scheduling block on September 12, ...
- (crony) Close friend; Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization
- (cronyistic) of or relating to cronyism
- (CRONY) An intimate companion, a comrade; also a confederate in a robbery.
- (crony) A term used to describe an individual who was able to exploit connections with former President Marcos to gain wealth and economic position.
- As it applies to jobs and other employment matters, it means favoring friends or associates ("cronies") with little to no consideration of their qualifications or the qualifications of other employees. ...
- Favoritism, especially in the giving of political appointments.
