nepotism
Senso (Inglese)
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Concetti
sinonimi
relationship of godparent to parent
relationship of godparents
Traduzioni
Frequenza
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/
Etimologia (Inglese)
Borrowed from French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from Latin nepōs (“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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