Cronyism
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cronyism-187-1658000
title:
Cronyism
text:
Cronyism is a specific form of in-group favoritism, the spoils system practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations. For example, cronyism occurs when appointing "cronies" to positions of authority regardless of their qualifications. This is in contrast to a meritocracy, in which appointments are made based on merit. Politically, "cronyism" is derogatorily used to imply bu
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Practice of authority figures awarding positions to friends as a reward
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cronyism
date created:
2003-11-04T13:07:14Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T06:27:05Z
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