different between qualifications vs cronyism

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?kw?l?f??ke???nz/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?kw?l?f??ke???nz/

Noun

qualifications

1. plural of qualification

French

Noun

qualifications f

1. plural of qualification

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