nepotism

Significado (Inglês)

The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

Conceitos

nepotismo

Nepotismo

Sinônimos

favoritism

favouritism

prejudice

discrimination

relationship of godparent to parent

relationship of godparents

favoritism

bias

favouritism

familiarity

Traduções

népotisme

nepotismo

Nepotismus

nepotismo

Vetternwirtschaft

nepotisme

νεποτισμός

copinage

nepotisme

vriendjespolitiek

Amigowirtschaft

Günstlingswirtschaft

kayırmak

محاباة الأقارب

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈnɛp.ə.tɪ.zəm/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.