different between nepotism vs cronyism

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /?n?p.?.t?.z?m/

Noun

nepotism (countable and uncountable, plural nepotisms)

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

   Antonyms: meritocracy, merit system

   Coordinate term: cronyism

   • 1989, Report on Business Magazine (volume 6, issues 1-6, page 100)

     Now retailers even demand deslotting or failure fees, a penalty for trial products that fail to meet their sales objectives. The struggle over display space heavily favors the incumbents and encourages what might be called brand nepotism.

Related terms

• nepotistic
• nepotistical

Translations

Further reading

• nepotism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• pimentos

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French népotisme.

Noun

nepotism n (uncountable)

1. nepotism

Related terms

• nepot
• nepoat?
• nepo?el
• nepo?ic?
• nepo?ie

English

Etymology

crony +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?k???.ni.?.z?m/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?k?o?.ni.?.z?m/

Noun

cronyism (countable and uncountable, plural cronyisms)

1. Favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.

   Coordinate terms: nepotism, patronage

   • 2013, Randall G. Holcombe and Andrea M. Castillo, Liberalism and Cronyism: Two Rival Political and Economic Systems, Mercatus Center at George Mason University (?ISBN)

     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.

   • 2015, Thomas J. Gradel, Dick Simpson, Corrupt Illinois: Patronage, Cronyism, and Criminality, University of Illinois Press (?ISBN), page 117:

     Patronage, nepotism, cronyism, abuse of power, and criminal activity flourish, sometimes for decades, in numerous town halls, police stations, and special-purpose government agencies in the suburbs.

Translations

References

• “cronyism”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

Anagrams

• crimsony