NEPOTISM


Meaning of NEPOTISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈne-pə-ˌti-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew — more at nephew

Date: 1670

: favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship

• nep·o·tis·tic ˌne-pə-ˈtis-tik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.