cronyismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkrəʊ.ni.ɪzm/us/ˈkroʊ.ni.ɪzm/disapprovingthe situation in which someone important gives jobs to friends rather than to independent people who have the necessary skills and experience
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unfairness and favouring someone unfairly
- ableism
- arbitrary
- be a bit much idiom
- bias
- biased
- ghettoize
- hate crime
- inequitable
- inequity
- injustice
- prejudicial
- sexism
- sexist
- shortchange
- slant
- unfair
- unjust
- unprovoked
- unsportsmanlike
- you're having a laugh idiom
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