as in prejudice
disapproving
the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to relatives
Nepotism by the owner has hurt the company because the new executives are not qualified for their jobs.
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Recent Examples of nepotism
Critics mourned the death of irony, suggesting that Lara had landed her last job, as co-chair of the Republican National Committee, through nepotism.
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Jon Allsop, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection The conversation around nepotism and privilege in Hollywood has reached a boiling point in recent years.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Or that putting some measures in place to combat bias and nepotism (which is what good diversity and inclusion interventions do, but alas most don’t) is, like any attempt to change the status quo, an assault on meritocracy.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Known for his throwback style, Jones Jr. was an unapologetic supporter of political nepotism and made no bones about helping friends and family get state jobs.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nepotism
Jon Allsop, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025
Photo: Courtesy Everett Collection The conversation around nepotism and privilege in Hollywood has reached a boiling point in recent years.
—Keaton Bell, Vogue, 20 Feb. 2025
Or that putting some measures in place to combat bias and nepotism (which is what good diversity and inclusion interventions do, but alas most don’t) is, like any attempt to change the status quo, an assault on meritocracy.
—Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Known for his throwback style, Jones Jr. was an unapologetic supporter of political nepotism and made no bones about helping friends and family get state jobs.
—Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nepotism
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nepotism
Noun
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However, none of these prejudices gets much scientific support.—
Lieke ten Brummelhuis,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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One organization is notorious for an unintentional form of this prejudice: animal shelters.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Defense attorney Alan Jackson told the jury the collision never happened, and the investigation into Read was riddled with errors, bias, incompetence and deceit from the start.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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This move coincides with the launch of a government-wide task force announced by President , focused on identifying and eliminating anti-Christian bias.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This would reduce patronage and cronyism, which have plagued our city for decades.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Wu was asked about Flaherty’s quarter-million dollar payout through a severance agreement, and purported cronyism revealed by Commission records that show the agency’s Executive Director Henry Vitale had two sister-in-laws and a nephew on the payroll last year.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In terms of industries, the technology, education, and healthcare sectors show the highest rates of favoritism.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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As historian Jacob Norris has shown, Palestinian Arabs viewed the concession as yet another example of British favoritism toward Zionists and a plundering of their country's resources, fueling nationalist anger and Palestinian unrest.—
Made by History,
Time,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Nepotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nepotism. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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