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cronyism definition

☆ crony·ism (-nē iz′əm)

noun

favoritism shown to close friends, esp. in political appointments to office

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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