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Definition of Cronyism
1. Noun. Favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications).
Definition of Cronyism
1. Noun. favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Cronyism
1. a kind of political favoritism [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cronyism
Literary usage of Cronyism
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Renewing the United Nations System by Erskine Childers (1999)
"cronyism has become widely entrenched in secretariats. Dedicated staff have
learned that it is unwise to criticize malpractice or incompetence because they ..."
2. Russian Money Laundering: Congressional Hearing edited by James A. Leach (2001)
"It is my concern that the people in Russia think that Western capitalism is cronyism.
The people in Russia think that Western capitalism is those who have ..."
3. At Full Speed the Tiger Cubs Stumbled: Lessons from South East Asia about by Fanie Cloete (2000)
"cronyism is probably one of the main defects in that system. Root (1996:118)
refers to a study estimating that corruption amounts to 10% of Philippine GNP. ..."
4. Human Rights Watch World Report 2000 by Human Rights Watch Staff, Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch (1999)
"it was he who in 1998 had raised concerns about corruption and cronyism in
Mahathir's inner circle. Newspaper articles accusing high- ranking officials of ..."
5. Human Rights Watch World Report 1999 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1998)
"Domestic critics accused Mahathir of tolerating cronyism, and the international
financial press and the IMF demanded greater transparency in government and ..."
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