different between nepotistical vs nepotism

English

Adjective

nepotistical (comparative more nepotistical, superlative most nepotistical)

1. nepotistic

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