Definitions for cronyism
ˈkroʊ niˌɪz əmcrony·ism

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1. cronyismnoun

   favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)

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1. cronyismnoun

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

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1. Cronyism

   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. cronyism

   Cronyism is the practice of selectively giving jobs, advantages, or favors in business, politics, and other sectors to friends, family members, or close associates instead of awarding these benefits based on merit. This can lead to corruption and is viewed as unethical because it can negatively affect fairness, equality, and efficiency.

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1. Cronyism

   Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy. Cronyism exists when the appointer and the beneficiary are in social contact; often, the appointer is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of authority, and for this reason the appointer appoints individuals who will not try to weaken him or her, or express views contrary to those of the appointer. Politically, "cronyism" is derogatorily used.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of cronyism in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of cronyism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cronyism in a Sentence

1. Charles Koch:

   Far from trying to rig the system, I have spent decades opposing cronyism and all political favors, including mandates, subsidies and protective tariffs -- even when we benefit from them. I believe that cronyism is nothing more than welfare for the rich and powerful, and should be abolished.

2. Ganeshan Wignaraja:

   Sri Lanka is Sri Lanka and people were shocked at that extent of attempting cronyism, this combination of( nepotism) and mismanaging the economy... people were upset they elected these people.

3. Rick Bright:

   Sidelining me in the middle of this pandemic and placing politicsand cronyism ahead of science puts lives at risk and stunts national efforts to safely and effectively address this urgent public health crisis.

4. Rick Bright:

   I believe this transfer was in response to my insistence that the government invest the billions of dollars allocated by Congress to address the Covid-19 pandemic into safe and scientifically vetted solutions, and not in drugs, vaccines and other technologies that lack scientific merit, i am speaking out because to combat this deadly virus, science -- not politics or cronyism -- has to lead the way.

5. Peter Schweizer:

   What we're doing is a drill-down investigation of Jeb's finances similar to what we did with the Clintons in terms of looking at financial dealings, cronyism, who he's been involved with, we've found some interesting things.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=cronyism
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cronyism
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronyism
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=cronyism