Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Favoritism shown to old friends without regard for their qualifications, as in political appointments to office.
Wiktionary
- n. favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.
WordNet 3.0
- n. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
Etymologies
- crony + -ism (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Hutchison has laid out a detailed government reform proposal aimed at ending what she describes as cronyism in Austin.”
“As Ned Sublette said a couple of days ago, some call it "cronyism," but there's a more accurate word -- corruption.”
Boing Boing: September 4, 2005 - September 10, 2005 Archives
“This glaring example of political cronyism is the last thing Florida needed while we face these tough economic times and the Congress is tackling critical issues such as health insurance reform and global warming," Thurman added.”
“That can lead to a couple of different things: cronyism is one; effective government regulation is not one.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Now that the Government has Proved as Incompetent
“That can lead to a couple of different things: cronyism is one; effective government regulation is notone.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Now that the Government has Proved as Incompetent
“Democrats see Perry as most vulnerable on claims that he engages in cronyism and that he rewards friends and punishes enemies - in short, that he overstayed his time as governor.”
The Washington Post: Can Democrats spring an upset in Texas governor's race?
“Referring to a Texas Monthly article that described him as having ears that are one size too big for his head, White said, "Maybe I'm not the most media-genic candidate, but right now I think people want folks who are confident, shoot straight, don't engage in cronyism and get things done.”
“If you think there is any difference in cronyism between Chicago and Rovian style politics, you truly are a babe in the woods. —”
Major Hurdle May Be Cleared for Illinois Senate Appointment - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
“Liberal elite cronyism is tearing the country apart.”
“It was here in New Orleans that we realized we can't have a government that decides cronyism is more important than confidence, or rhetoric is more important than results.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘cronyism’.
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POL - scandalous (single words only)
acolyte, archrival, backhander, backlash, baksheesh, bashing, boo, bribery, cadre, chicanery, clash, coercion and 256 more...
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POL - scandalous (words and collocati...
Words and collocations associated with political scandal
blow the whistle, boo, cronyism and rigging, democratic deficit, denigrate, dirty linen, fiasco, finger pointing a..., graft, hidden account, hush money, illicit financing... and 578 more...
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EN-HU - important words for a HU inte...
Words only (I left out the expressions) from Geza Kerenyi's EN-HU interpreters' dictionary. Most of them pose some difficulty when interpreted between HU and EN in either or both directions.
abalone, abrasive, abstractionist, abstruse, abysmal, academia, accessibility, accessible, acclimate, accolade, accompanist, achiever and 1469 more...
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EN - newSPEAK
Buzzwords of our time
actionable, administrivia, advermation, agreeance, backbone provider, back-sourcing, baked in, bandwidth, barn raising, Barneyware, belly-buttons, Below Zeros and 1076 more...
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-ism's -logies
acosmism, absurdism, absolutism, ableism, aestheticism, alarmism, allotheism, anachronism, animalculism, analogism, animatism, animism and 464 more...
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Official Misconduct
Words describing types of misconduct by those in public office.
malversation, embezzlement, peculation, racketeering, jobbery, misappropriation, defalcation, venality, favouritism, favoritism, nepotism, gerrymandering and 44 more...
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colleen's words
yellow, green, pie, blue, fur, people, incense, book, brown, avuncular, mountain, fog and 1316 more...
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Favourite Words
Just a bunch of words I like and wish I used more often in everyday speech.
adroit, soporific, ostensibly, prolific, auspicious, brio, mucilage, bromide, opprobrium, aplomb, invective, recalcitrant and 114 more...
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Politrix
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
vexillology, blowback, impunity, extraterritoriality, plenipotentiary, filibuster, pundit, jingoistic, gerrymander, swiftboat, espionage, ipsedixitism and 151 more...
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dienekes's Words
chutzpah, lexicon, intrepid, pedagogical, schlemiel, schism, erudite, anathema, pugilist, jaunty, paradigm, automaton and 949 more...
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wordsmithing part deux
because wordsmith is not a verb.
enmity, incarnate, chignon, nape, solitude, nocturne, decorum, warren, svelte, interstice, serene, charlotte and 488 more...
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5-0
Hecko, words! I’m so happy I’ve found you. I want to keep you all and never want to lose you again. I hope you like it here.
amscray, thistledown, tine, tinsel, pungent, snarl, wail, lanky, viscid, dawdle, luminous, stow and 2719 more...
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My Least Favourite Words
morose, neurotic, paperwork, ruminate, litigation, gloom, depression, despair, dictator, politics, procrastination, reorganisation and 72 more...
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28th april
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kyle's Words
raze, dilettante, douche bag, redolent, shemale, corpuscle, beluga, reprobate, glabrous, tomentous, apocryphal, sedition and 42 more...
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my words
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