cronyism
/ˈkrəʊniɪz(ə)m
/(also croneyism)
noun [mass noun] derogatory
The appointment of friends and associates to positions of authority, without proper regard to their qualifications: it looked like an end to the cronyism with which many of the government’s appointments had been tainted...
- This is a government for the insiders, for political appointments and cronyism.
- He announced that reform will indeed happen and there will be an end to cronyism in the appointment of judges.
- Being from Chicago I can tell you that I have seen quite a bit of political corruption and cronyism.