nepotism
The favoring of relatives or also personal friends because of their relationship…The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
» They accused him of nepotism.
Sie klagten ihn des Nepotismus an.
Вони звинуватили його в непотизмі.
Вони звинуватили його в кумівстві.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections.
Nepotismus, Vetternwirtschaft
непоти́змnepotízm, кумовство́kumovstvó
кумі́вствоkumívstvo, непоти́змnepotýzm
- favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Examples
7 sentencesThey accused him of nepotism.
Вони звинуватили його в непотизмі.
deSie klagten ihn des Nepotismus an.
She was accused for nepotism.
Її звинуватили в кумівстві.
Algeria needs to stop nepotism.
The politician was accused of nepotism when he employed his wife in his electoral office, without advertising the position.
Nepotism is widespread in Eastern countries.
deVetternwirtschaft ist in Ländern des Ostens weit verbreitet.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), a refBorrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“nephew”), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals (cardinal-nephew) during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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Forms
plural: nepotismsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable