Definitions
favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs)
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Nepotism can get you very far in the world if you've got the right connections.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Jobs for kin”8 letters
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