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Nepotism Moderate

Origin: Greek suffix -ism

Nepotism has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

See Also
nepotist nepotistic relative taffia antinepotism cardinal nephew chicago style nepoticide
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
discrimination
Rhyming Words
ism oism jism wuism agism meism prism yoism quism reism weism tuism ovism idism grism deism seism icism zoism owlism
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