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Etymology
From It. nipotismo < L. nepos|nep�s "nephew", a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
Noun
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- The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
#* 2006 Financial Times Mr Chen - a member of the national politburo as well as the Shanghai boss - is accused of nepotism and corruption on a grand scale: protecting political allies, granting preferment to his family and looting Shanghai's pension fund.
Translations
trans-top|favoring of relatives or personal friends
Czech: nepotismus m, nepotizmus m
Dutch: nepotisme, vriendjespolitiek
French: népotisme m
German: Nepotismus m, Vetternwirtschaft f
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Hebrew: × ×¤×�×�×�×�×� (nepotizm) m
Italian: nepotismo m
Mandinka: baadinfaasaa
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