Get to know Nepotism better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like discrimination or favoritism.
Nepotism in a sentence
Nepotism meaning
The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
Synonyms of Nepotism
Using Nepotism
- The main meaning on this page is: The favoring of relatives (most strictly) or also personal friends (more broadly) because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
- Useful related words include: discrimination, favoritism, favouritism.
- In the example corpus, nepotism often appears in combinations such as: nepotism and, and nepotism, of nepotism.
Context around Nepotism
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 9 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Nepotism
- In this selection, "nepotism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, corruption, james, nba, complaints, bronny and nicholas stand out and add context to how "nepotism" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a nepotism baby who and and eliminate nepotism and favourtism. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "nepotism" sits close to words such as abdel, acutely and advisable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with nepotism
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And since then, celebs and netizens have targeted Karan Johar for nepotism. (12 words)
Netflix, National Youth Theatre Aim to Address Nepotism Concerns With Awareness Programvariety. (12 words)
If you have the talent, you wil survive, be it nepotism or no nepotism. (14 words)
Woj fires back at Bronny James nepotism complaints: ‘The NBA is full of nepotism’Bronny James getting drafted by the Lakers is a potential example of NBA nepotism, but it’s far from the only one in the league’s long history. (42 words)
Now, I work in an industry that doesn't care about its crews, promotes a-holes and nepotism, and scraps and bows to anyone with a little bit of money or fame who thinks they're God's gift to society. (41 words)
In a statement on Monday (Jan 30), Leader of the Opposition Hamzah Zainudin called for Mr Anwar to withdraw Ms Nurul Izzah’s appointment as senior economic and finance adviser to the prime minister, calling it nepotism. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Woj fires back at Bronny James nepotism complaints: ‘The NBA is full of nepotism’Bronny James getting drafted by the Lakers is a potential example of NBA nepotism, but it’s far from the only one in the league’s long history.
If you have the talent, you wil survive, be it nepotism or no nepotism.
Nepotism Nicholas III, though a man of learning noted for his strength of character, was known for his excessive nepotism.
Nepotism The conclave believed he was strongly opposed to the nepotism that had been a feature of previous popes.
And since then, celebs and netizens have targeted Karan Johar for nepotism.
A nepotism baby who doesn't *quite* look like their famous parent, Ethan Hawke: Maya Hawke.
As he presented the report to the board, Girardi said the organization has to make sure it uses merit based hiring practices and eliminate nepotism and favourtism.
Bello has been reportedly slammed for obvious nepotism, with Ododo his mentee alleged to be his first cousin.
Following a few more questions that were not related to nepotism, his publicist once again stepped in to end the interview which was only halfway conducted.
For decades, the economy has struggled under the weight of corruption, nepotism and a lack of political will.
He said in the letter that Dahir had "engaged in acts of abuse of power, nepotism, and defaming the name of the nation in the international arena" by sending Ali to compete in the race.
Hun Sen's government has rejected accusations of rights abuses as well as of corruption and nepotism.
Ijaw leader, Chief Edwin Clark, yesterday, took on outgoing President Muhammadu Buhari over alleged nepotism and neglect of the Niger Delta region.
In a reply to Van Rhyn, who had requested an extraordinary meeting, Heunis said the nepotism complaint was first forwarded to him by the alumni.
In a statement on Monday (Jan 30), Leader of the Opposition Hamzah Zainudin called for Mr Anwar to withdraw Ms Nurul Izzah’s appointment as senior economic and finance adviser to the prime minister, calling it nepotism.
It was first mentioned by Kangana Ranaut when she accused filmmaker Karan Johar of being the 'flagbearer of nepotism' in Bollywood.
Montenegro is a candidate to join the EU, but it must first root out corruption, nepotism and organised crime.
More could have been said about the balance of nepotism with Sarina’s portrayal of independent female power.
Netflix, National Youth Theatre Aim to Address Nepotism Concerns With Awareness Programvariety.
Now, I work in an industry that doesn't care about its crews, promotes a-holes and nepotism, and scraps and bows to anyone with a little bit of money or fame who thinks they're God's gift to society.
Common combinations with nepotism
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- nepotism and 33×
- and nepotism 27×
- of nepotism 25×
- nepotism in 14×
- corruption nepotism 10×
- the nepotism 7×
- to nepotism 6×
- nepotism or 5×
- on nepotism 5×
- for nepotism 4×