Definitions for Crony
ˈkroʊ nicrony

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekicknoun

   a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cronynoun

   Close friend.

2. cronynoun

   Trusted companion or partner in a criminal organization.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cronynoun

   a cant word. An old acquaintance; a companion of long standing.

   So when the Scots, your constant cronies,
   Th’ espousers of your cause and monies. Hudibras, p. iii.

   To oblige your crony Swift,
   Bring our dame a new year’s gift. Jonathan Swift.

   Strange, an astrologer should die,
   Without one wonder in the sky!
   Not one of all his crony stars,
   To pay their duty at his herse? Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. crony

   Cronyism is the spoils system practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations. For example, cronyism occurs when appointing "cronies" to positions of authority regardless of their qualifications. This is in contrast to a meritocracy, in which appointments are made based on merit. Politically, "cronyism" is derogatorily used to imply buying and selling favors, such as votes in legislative bodies, as doing favors to organizations, giving desirable ambassadorships to exotic places, etc. Cronyism is a specific form of favoritism.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Cronynoun

   a crone

2. Cronynoun

   an intimate companion; a familiar frend

3. Etymology: [Orig., an old woman. See Crone.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Crony

   krōn′i, n. an old and intimate companion. [Ety. unknown.]

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Anagrams for Crony »

1. corny

2. croyn

How to pronounce Crony?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crony in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Crony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Crony in a Sentence

1. Jerrold Nadler:

   We should call this what it is: an absolute cover-up by the White House, the White House is advancing a new and dangerous theory: the crony privilege.

2. Doug Sachtleben:

   We intentionally asked them about this, to test where they stood on crony capitalism.

3. Carly Fiorina:

   Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is right : crony capitalism is alive and well, government and government programs have grown so big, so powerful, so costly and so complex that only the big and the powerful can prosper. But Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren is dead wrong about how to end crony capitalism. You see, whether it is Dodd-Frank, Obamacare or net neutrality, all this government complexity means the big get bigger, the small disappear, and the powerless are trapped.

4. Paul Ryan:

   I see it as crony capitalism. The argument that other countries do it is an argument that just does not fly with me. We’re America.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   I believe in fair market, American capitalism and that is a big difference between Secretary Clinton's Wall Street crony capitalism and Senator Sanders' socialism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Crony
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crony
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Crony
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crony
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Crony
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Crony