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CRONYISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("cronyism" is a kind of...):
discrimination; favoritism; favouritism (unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
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