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Webster 1913 Edition

Nepotism

Nep′o-tism

(?; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
nepus
,
nepotus
, nephew: cf. F.
népotisme
. See
Nephew
.]
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.
From
nepotism
Alexander V.
was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more fatal
nepotism
, which turned the tide of popularity against him – the
nepotism
of his order.
Milman.

Webster 1828 Edition

Nepotism

NEPOTISM

,
Noun.
[from nephew]
1.
Fondness for nephews.
2.
Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to nephews and other relations.

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nepotism

nepotism

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nepotism ‎(countable and uncountable, plural nepotisms)

  1. The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
    Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections.‎
    • 2006 September 27, “China airbrushes Chen”, in Financial Times:
      Mr Chen - a member of the national politburo as well as the Shanghai boss - is accused of nepotism and corruption on a grand scale: protecting political allies, granting preferment to his family and looting Shanghai's pension fund.

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Borrowing from French népotisme.

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nepotism n ‎(uncountable)

  1. nepotism

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From French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs ‎(“nephew”), a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

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