old-boy network
Example Sentences
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The Cognetti and Rothchild victories, coupled with the five-member reform slate elected to the Scranton School Board, including four women, are not just blows to the old-boy network, but to the old governance network.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 6, 2019
Patsy Cline, who died in a plane crash the year before Parton got to town, had recently challenged the industry’s old-boy network, in which women almost never headlined shows.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 25, 2017
No other college combines the intimate academic setting and broad curriculum of a LAC with a potent old-boy network.
From Economist ● Oct. 29, 2015
He dresses old school — white shirt, tie and dark suit — but he has contempt for the old-boy network of fat cats and corrupt city officials who tug law enforcement in their favor.
From New York Times ● May 27, 2015
Senate, a record-breaking moment for women: The 113th Congress, beginning Jan. 3, has a record number of female senators, with voters in November shaking up the old-boy network.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 3, 2013
