Definitions | nepotism |
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- The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Etymology: From nipotismo < nepos, nepÅs "nephew", a reference to the practice of popes appointing relatives (most often nephews) as cardinals during the Middle Ages and Renaissance.
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