crony

Example Sentences

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"Circle of cronies" sounds like the kind of language Washington used to describe Noriega's government in the 1980s.

From BBC

This concern placed the Fed in open conflict with Truman and his Treasury secretary, his crony John Wesley Snyder.

From Los Angeles Times

The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia, had long been ruled by a succession of dynasties, out-of-touch with ordinary Filipinos, and their cronies while wealth inequality deepened.

From Salon

Its founder, Sam Bankman-Fried, is in prison, along with a couple of his cronies.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, the welfare of the leader’s cronies begins to decline.

From Salon