nepotistic

nepotism | American Dictionary

nepotism
noun[ U ]
us/ˈnep·əˌtɪz·əm/
the activity of unfairly giving good jobs or advantages to members of your family

nepotism | Business English

nepotism
noun[ U ]
uk /ˈnepətɪzəm/us
the use of power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family:
He resigned amid allegations of nepotism and petty corruption.

nepotistic

adjective
She denied that the appointment was nepotistic.

Examples of nepotism

nepotism
This involves eradication of corruption and nepotism which have been used to establish monopolies.
In all cases, these intifadat amounted to protests against social inequality, corruption, nepotism, authoritarianism, and the regime's incompetence.
His name epitomised corruption and nepotism, and calls were made for his resignation.
As for the men and woman profiled above, nepotism and patronage alone clearly do not explain their career trajectories.
Patronage, nepotism, campaign finance and lobbying are ingrained in the political cultures of some countries that are leading the campaign against corruption.
Most food sharing occurs with kin and, thus, kin-selection-based nepotism cannot be ruled out.
The depth of sharing with relatives (and the asymmetry in the direction of young households) is highly evocative of kin selection-based nepotism.
This is not to suppose that the use of friendship and nepotism were not common before.
In the interim, nepotism has become the best guarantee of continued accumulation, but without self-regulation or state capacity to monitor compliance with its strategic goals.
The literary class was peculiarly placed with respect to inheritance and nepotism.
His arrest also affected the 1999 election in which the opposition gained much public support due to issues of corruption, cronyism, and nepotism.
Members had to declare their interests (which everybody knew anyway), and he heard of no complaints or nepotism.
The process of selection and promotion of researchers and professors at both university and public research centers is flawed by cronyism and nepotism.
The strong family and chapel-based society stood accused of nepotism by urban dwellers but loyalty to kinsmen and known background remained important.
Yet the sandalwood of businesses, which amounts to many tonnes, is allowed to pass because of collusion and nepotism.
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