| 单词 | political nepotism |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspolitical nepotism b. In extended use: unfair preferment of or favouritism shown to friends, protégés, or others within a person's sphere of influence. Also (occasionally): †the exploitation for one's personal advantage of one's influential status (obsolete). Frequently in political nepotism. ΚΠ 1859 U.S. Democratic Rev. Apr. 190 Congress, wearied of the political nepotism..has resolved to cut down three of our missions. 1917 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 25 440 The debauching of the directorate or of the official or employed staff of the Bank by the introduction of political nepotism..need no more than be referred to here. 1952 A. Bevan In Place of Fear v. 90 Entitlement to advancement on grounds of merit alone, free from any tinge of political nepotism, must be jealously guarded by any self-respecting profession. 1978 Economist 12 Aug. 74/3 A manager..who actually believes in management, not political nepotism upstream or down. 1996 Hispanic Outlook in Higher Educ. (Electronic ed.) 2 Aug. True opportunity is inexorably linked to the social nepotism that sees only the color white when assessing the contributions and potential of its citizenry. < as lemmas |
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