nepotism
(noun) favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nepotism (countable and uncountable, plural nepotisms)
The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Antonyms: meritocracy, merit system
Coordinate term: cronyism
• pimentos
Source: Wiktionary
Nep"o*tism, n. Etym: [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. népotisme. See Nephew.]
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 November 2024
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.