cronyism
(noun) favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cronyism (countable and uncountable, plural cronyisms)
Favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.
Coordinate terms: nepotism, patronage
Source: Wiktionary
13 March 2025
(adjective) conforming exactly or almost exactly to fact or to a standard or performing with total accuracy; “an accurate reproduction”; “the accounting was accurate”; “accurate measurements”; “an accurate scale”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
