Explore Godfatherism through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Godfatherism in a sentence
Godfatherism meaning
A form of political corruption in which an influential individual handpicks another, often less influential candidate, to attain leadership in order to exert authority or influence. This may be due to the unpopularity of one candidate, or to work around incumbency term limits.
Using Godfatherism
- The main meaning on this page is: A form of political corruption in which an influential individual handpicks another, often less influential candidate, to attain leadership in order to exert authority or influence. This may be due to the unpopularity of one candidate, or to work around incumbency term limits.
- In the example corpus, godfatherism often appears in combinations such as: of godfatherism, godfatherism in, godfatherism and.
Context around Godfatherism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Godfatherism
- In this selection, "godfatherism" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, day and siminalayi stand out and add context to how "godfatherism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include clubsides but godfatherism and favoritism and described as godfatherism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "godfatherism" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aayush, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with godfatherism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He is a product of godfatherism. (6 words)
Godfatherism And Consensus Candidate Must End – Oba Of Benin Speaks On. (11 words)
Known for his strong opinions on godfatherism, Siminalayi Fubara is among the among the youth in Rivers State. (18 words)
He also urged government to ensure that appointment of vice chancellors and principal officers of universities, especially the federal ones, should be based solely on merit rather than through what he described as ‘godfatherism’. (34 words)
He is different from notable ones who have consistently get invited not because of performance in the national team or clubsides but Godfatherism and favoritism by servant coaches. (28 words)
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday revealed he has dismantled the system of godfatherism that was once the order of the day in the State’s politics. (28 words)
Example sentences (12)
Tinuola said: “I am not sure the issue of godfatherism can be eradicated because the cost of contesting for an election here is too much.
He also urged government to ensure that appointment of vice chancellors and principal officers of universities, especially the federal ones, should be based solely on merit rather than through what he described as ‘godfatherism’.
He is different from notable ones who have consistently get invited not because of performance in the national team or clubsides but Godfatherism and favoritism by servant coaches.
Known for his strong opinions on godfatherism, Siminalayi Fubara is among the among the youth in Rivers State.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday revealed he has dismantled the system of godfatherism that was once the order of the day in the State’s politics.
This clash has brought the issue of godfatherism in Nigerian politics to the forefront, highlighting the struggle for political autonomy.
Godfatherism And Consensus Candidate Must End – Oba Of Benin Speaks On.
Obaseki said, “Comrade Oshiomhole came to me, asking that we join forces to fight and bring an end to the practice of godfatherism in the state.
He is a product of godfatherism.
In another development, the Rivers State Governor, Chief Nyesom Wike, yesterday, admonished his Lagos State counterpart, Akinwunmi Ambode to resist the practice of “godfatherism” in his state.
The APC chieftain explained that gone are the days when politics of godfatherism was a determinant factor in PDP.
What this Governor Ambode congratulatory speech to Babajide Sanwo-Olu means is; At the end of the day, godfatherism will always prevail over everything.
Common combinations with godfatherism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of godfatherism 7×
- godfatherism in 3×
- godfatherism and 2×