'Nepotism' definitions:
Definition of 'nepotism'
From: WordNet
noun
Favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Definition of 'Nepotism'
From: GCIDE
- Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew: cf. F. n['e]potisme. 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'nepotism'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bias,
- boodle,
- campaign contribution,
- campaign fund,
- discrimination,
- favoritism,
- graft,
- inclination,
- inequality,
- interest,
- involvement,
- leaning,
- one-sidedness,
- parti pris,
- partiality,
- partisanism,
- partisanship,
- preference,
- preferential treatment,
- public tit,
- public trough,
- slush fund,
- spoils of office,
- spoils system,
- undetachment,
- undispassionateness,
- unneutrality