nepotism (n.) 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.
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nepotism The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary📕
nepotism nep′o-tizm, n. undue favouritism to
one's relations, as in the bestowal of patronage.—adjs.Nepot′ic, Nepō′tious.—n.Nep′otist, one who practises nepotism. [L.
nepos, nepotis, a grandson.]
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