Nepotism Explained: Meaning, Examples, Effects at Work & How to Handle It
Definition of nepotism noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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Koffee With Karan 7: Akshay Kumar speaks about combatting nepotism: ‘I didn’t even know the meaning; I asked my wife’
Nepotism is a common accusation in politics when the relative of a powerful figure ascends to similar power seemingly without appropriate qualifications.
nepotism, the unfair practice of granting jobs and other favors to relatives, whether by blood or marriage. Nepotism occurs in all kinds of workplaces and fields, but it is often associated with favoritism in business and politics.
Today, nepotism is mostly associated with business and politics. In recent informal English use, the shortened form nepo has been hitched to the denigrating term baby to refer especially to celebrities who had a parent (or two) who were also in the entertainment industry.
One of the most basic themes in ethics is fairness, stated this way by Artistotle: "Equals should be treated equally and unequals unequally." Favoritism, cronyism, and nepotism all interfere with fairness because they give undue advantage to someone who does not necessarily merit this treatment.
/ ˈnep əˌtɪz əm / Add to word list the activity of unfairly giving good jobs or advantages to members of your family (Definition of nepotism from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)