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.

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1. crony

   A crony is a close friend or companion, often used in a negative context to suggest favoritism, as in politics or business. It implies a potentially inappropriate or unethical close relationship between people who help each other to gain advantages or benefits.

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

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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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. Raghuram Rajan:

   One of the things we need to do to avoid crony capitalism is have rule of law. So our point was obey our regulation, we will work with you to fix it, to make it more useful for you.

2. Lakshheish M Patel:

   No FII or DII is selling, the fact is that the company management is profitting by bringing down share price through its unknown crony subsidiary. When the share price comes down from Rs.2800 to Rs.2500, the difference of Rs.500 goes in company owners pocket with small commission to inside operators, business news channels for helping and youtubers for spreading rumors

3. Paul Chambers:

   It is likely that in the aftermath of next week's election, Thailand's military establishment will, by hook or by crook, win a coalition majority, but only with the help of junta-appointed senators, the use of crony senators to win would also make Prayut's electoral victory illegitimate in the eyes of most Thai people.

4. 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.

5. Doug Sachtleben:

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

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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. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crony
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=crony