[T]he present structure of the collective bargaining agreement, combined with nepotism and cronyism and other abuses in employment and referral practices, have perpetuated the effects of the past discrimination, […]
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Cronyism
//ˈkɹəʊnɪɪz(ə)m//
Synonyms for "cronyism" (4 found)
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1 entriesis a
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4 entriessimilar
1 entriesTranslations
73 translations across 36 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- واسطة noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- وَاسِطَة noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Catalan
1 entries- amiguisme noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 任人唯亲 noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- 裙帶關係 /裙带关系 noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Czech
1 entries- trafika noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Dutch
1 entries- vriendjespolitiek noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Finnish
4 entries- hyvä veli -järjestelmä noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- kronyismi noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- kyky saada ystäviä noun (ability or inclination to make friends)
- ystävien suosiminen noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
French
2 entries- copinage noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- favoritisme noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Galician
1 entries- amiguismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Georgian
1 entries- ქრონიზმი noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
German
4 entries- Freunderlwirtschaft noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- Günstlingswirtschaft noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- Klüngel noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- Nepotismus noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Greek
1 entries- αναξιοκρατία noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Hindi
1 entries- दोस्तवाद noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Hungarian
2 entries- adok-kapok noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- protekció noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Indonesian
1 entries- kronisme noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Italian
1 entries- nepotismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Japanese
1 entries- 縁者贔屓 noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Khmer
1 entries- សម្លាញ់និយម noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Korean
1 entries- 정실주의 noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Macedonian
3 entries- вр́ски noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- крони́зам noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- непоти́зам noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Malay
1 entries- kronisme noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Mingrelian
1 entries- ქრონიზმი noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- kameraderi noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- klikkvesen noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- nepotisme noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Norwegian Nynorsk
4 entries- kameraderi noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- klikkevesen noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- klikkvesen noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- nepotisme noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Persian
4 entries- آشنابازی noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- بند «پ» noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- دوستگماری noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- پارتی بازی noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Polish
2 entries- kolesiostwo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- kumoterstwo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Portuguese
2 entries- amiguismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- fisiologismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Romanian
1 entries- favoritism noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Russian
4 entries- блат noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- крони́зм noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- кумовство́ noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- непоти́зм noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Spanish
4 entries- amiguismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- cuatitud noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- dedazo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- dedocracia noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Swedish
3 entries- nepotism noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- svågerpolitik noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- vänskapskorruption noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Tagalog
3 entries- kroniismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- kronismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- kroniyismo noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Tajik
1 entries- ошнобозӣ noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Turkish
1 entries- ahbap çavuş ilişkisi noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Ukrainian
2 entries- кронізм noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
- кумі́вство noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Urdu
1 entries- احباب پروری noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Vietnamese
1 entries- chủ nghĩa thân hữu noun (favouritism to friends without regard for their qualifications)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
[Robert L.] Hagist began what he called an "18 month reform program" that included revised warehouse procedures and measures to prevent the leakages, shortages, cronyisms, and politicking attributed to the managers and clerks of the various stores.
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If we are going to reauthorize the National Endowment, we need to see to it that the Endowment, in its procedures, are open, one. […] That there is a cessation of a long-term practice of cronyisms on the panels so that artists across the Nation have equal access to this.
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[C]ommunism is predicated upon a central structure of economic command that is singularly entrusted with allocating resources and making economic decisions. Because of this centralized command structure, communist societies fall prey to the forces of cronyism and influence-peddling as commune members without economic power curry favor with commune leaders that control access to resources.
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