as in prejudice
disapproving
the unfair practice by a powerful person of giving jobs and other favors to relatives
Nepotism by the owner has hurt the company because the new executives are not qualified for their jobs.
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Recent Examples of nepotism
Burnett naturally references families with names like Daley to justify his unapologetic nepotism.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
His decision came amid allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and bullying and one day after board members, who serve on a committee charged with evaluating the CEO's performance, voted 3-0 to recommend to the full board not to renew Webb's contract.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The News previously reported that her tenure has been punctuated by unusually high turnover among the middle and upper management ranks and allegations of favoritism and nepotism.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Despite the obvious silliness of his methodology, which, among other issues, does not separate the advantages of nepotism from those of talent, Galton’s theories remain influential; students taking the modern MCAT, more than half of whom are women, are expected to be familiar with his work.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
His decision came amid allegations of mismanagement, nepotism and bullying and one day after board members, who serve on a committee charged with evaluating the CEO's performance, voted 3-0 to recommend to the full board not to renew Webb's contract.
—Beth Warren, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
The News previously reported that her tenure has been punctuated by unusually high turnover among the middle and upper management ranks and allegations of favoritism and nepotism.
—Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025
Despite the obvious silliness of his methodology, which, among other issues, does not separate the advantages of nepotism from those of talent, Galton’s theories remain influential; students taking the modern MCAT, more than half of whom are women, are expected to be familiar with his work.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nepotism
Noun
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During a hospital stay, Roy’s enfeebled mother fixates on the caste and religious affiliations of the doctors treating her—the sort of thing that will be familiar to anyone who has cringed at a diminished elder’s unfiltered prejudices.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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From hiring algorithms that penalize women to facial recognition systems that misidentify people of color, AI is at risk of replicating—and even amplifying—our worst human prejudices.—
Sagar Gupta,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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In that vacuum, Republicans have often ascribed political bias as the motivation without providing concrete evidence to back it up, said Stevenson, the debanking expert.—
Jake Pearson,
ProPublica,
9 Sep. 2025
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The state alleges Alam intentionally selected the church primarily because of his bias or prejudice against the state of Israel or the Jewish faith.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The absence of corruption, scandal, self-dealing and cronyism makes this a revitalizing break from real-world concerns, without in any way veering into sappy idealism.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Aug. 2025
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Applied broadly, this approach of empowering competition rather than cronyism will incentivize innovation and entrepreneurship and help restore our past economic vitality.—
Wayne Winegarden,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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If everyone were to showcase the Emmys, that would also eliminate any concerns about favoritism.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
5 Sep. 2025
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Many of the episodes released so far have addressed Chase's sobriety struggles, as well as Harvey's favoritism of him over his other grandchildren.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Nepotism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nepotism. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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