nepotism
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Nepotism - giving work opportunities and advantages to your friends and family - has been the subject of debate in showbiz around the world for a number of years.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
Nepotism is rife, as the younger Cain demonstrated.
From Washington Times • Jun. 19, 2019
Nepotism alert: John Krasinski, the 38-year-old actor-writer-director, discovered the co-star of his new film, A Quiet Place, sitting next to him on the sofa.
From The Guardian • Apr. 8, 2018
Nepotism is a form of in-breeding; companies that widely practice this are slow to change, because everyone thinks the same way and values the same thing.
From New York Times • Feb. 21, 2018
Nepotism laws forbade her from teaching in one of Hampton’s public Negro elementary schools, since the school system already employed two of her sisters.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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Power Suffix: -ism
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