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nepotism

[nep-uh-tiz-uh m] /ˈnɛp əˌtɪz əm/
noun
1.
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm.
Origin of nepotism
1655-1665
1655-65; < Italian nepotismo. See nephew, -ism
Related forms
nepotic
[nuh-pot-ik] /nəˈpɒt ɪk/ (Show IPA),
nepotistic, nepotistical, adjective
nepotist, noun
antinepotism, noun
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nepotism

/ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm/
noun
1.
favouritism shown to relatives or close friends by those with power or influence
Derived Forms
nepotic (nɪˈpɒtɪk), nepotistic, adjective
nepotist, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Italian nepotismo, from nepotenephew, from the former papal practice of granting special favours to nephews or other relatives
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Word Origin and History for nepotism
n.

"favoritism shown to relatives, especially in appointment to high office," 1660s, from French népotisme (1650s), from Italian nepotismo, from nepote "nephew," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos) "grandson, nephew" (see nephew). Originally, practice of granting privileges to a pope's "nephew" which was a euphemism for his natural son.

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nepotism in Culture
nepotism [(nep-uh-tiz-uhm)]

Favoritism granted to relatives or close friends, without regard to their merit. Nepotism usually takes the form of employing relatives or appointing them to high office.

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