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Synonyms for nepotism
ˈnɛp əˌtɪz əmnepo·tism

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Wiktionary4.3 / 3 votes

  1. nepotismnoun

    Antonyms:
    meritocracy, merit system

Princeton's WordNet

  1. nepotismnoun

    favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)

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  1. bias

    bias is shown to relatives getting added into a job due to their relationship with a person.

    Submitted by anonymous on March 8, 2021  

PPDB, the paraphrase database2.0 / 2 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "nepotism":

    cronyism, patronage, favoritism, favouritism

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#26436patronage
#71431favoritism
#72185cronyism
#72585nepotism
#144979favouritism

How to use nepotism in a sentence?

  1. Ganeshan Wignaraja:

    Sri Lanka is Sri Lanka and people were shocked at that extent of attempting cronyism, this combination of( nepotism) and mismanaging the economy... people were upset they elected these people.

  2. Ivanka Trump:

    I've heard a lot of names. I've heard Ivanka. How good would Ivanka be ? i think Ivanka would be incredible but it doesn't mean I'd pick her. Because I'd be accused of nepotism even though I'm not sure there's anybody more competent in the world.

  3. Ivanka Trump:

    I've heard a lot of names. I've heard Ivanka. How good would Ivanka be ? i think Ivanka would be incredible, but it doesn't mean I'd pick her. Because I'd be accused of nepotism even though I'm not sure there's anybody more competent in the world.

  4. Sean Maloney:

    It's nepotism and the public deserves to know what the truth is.

  5. Hafsa Halawa:

    We can not talk about Iraqi Kurdistan or Federal Iraq as a functioning thing because Iraqi Kurdistan's not, the reality is that public services are intermittent, opportunity is zero, corruption, nepotism and violence is ongoing and regular.


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