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nepotism |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus nephew: cf F. n['e]potisme. See {Nephew}.] 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. From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order --Milman. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nepotism n : favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]: NEPOTISM, n. Appointing your grandmother to office for the good of the party.
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