nepotismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/us/ˈnep.ə.tɪ.zəm/formal disapprovingthe act of using your power or influence to get good jobs or unfair advantages for members of your own family:
He was guilty of nepotism and corruption.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- favouritism
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- slant
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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nepotistic
adjective uk/ˌnep.əˈtɪs.tɪk/us/ˌnep.əˈtɪs.tɪk/