释义 |
cronyismcro·ny·i·sm /ˈkrəʊni-ɪzəm $ ˈkroʊ-/ noun [uncountable] - For one, they say, she is an outsider in an administration where cronyism has created problems.
- High unemployment, non-payment of state wages and pensions and official cronyism and corruption will all be election issues.
- Nepotism and cronyism are prov ing his downfall.
- Nepotism, cronyism and favoritism are rampant.
- The consequence was that good old New York tradition: cronyism, corruption and graft.
- The firing is both preceded and followed by blatant cronyism.
- Then, after cries of cronyism, the agency was dropped.
the practice of unfairly giving the best jobs to your friends when you are in a position of power – used to show disapproval |