Definition of nepotism

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nep·o·tism    (np-tzm) KEY  

NOUN:

Favoritism shown or patronage granted to relatives, as in business.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote, nephew, from Latin neps , nept-; see nept- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
nepo·tist (Noun), nepo·tistic or nepo·tisti·cal (Adjective)

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