Definition
The practice of giving jobs, contracts, or other benefits to friends and associates rather than choosing the most qualified people.
Etymology
From crony plus the suffix -ism (denoting a practice or system), combining the noun with the suffix that creates abstract nouns for ideologies or systemic behaviors.
Kelly Says
Cronyism has become a major word in political discourse, and it's particularly interesting because it's one of the few -ism words that describes a negative behavior pattern rather than a belief system or identity.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ክሮንይዝም
kro-nee-izm
ARالعربية
裙 طويل
qun tawil
BNবাংলা
ক্রোনিরিজম
kro-nee-ri-zmo
CACatalà
cronyisme
kro-nee-sme
CSČeština
cronyismus
kro-nee-i-zmus
DADansk
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
DEDeutsch
Cronyismus
kro-nee-i-zus
ELΕλληνικά
κρονονισμός
kro-no-nis-mos
ESEspañol
cronyismo
kro-nee-si-smo
FAفارسی
裙带关系
qún dài guānxi
FISuomi
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
FRFrançais
cronyisme
kro-nee-sme
GUGU
ક્રોનિયિઝમ
kroon-ee-zizm
HAHA
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
HEעברית
קרוניזם
kroon-ee-zizm
HIहिन्दी
क्रोनीज्म
kroon-ee-jizm
HUMagyar
cronyizmus
kro-nee-i-zmus
IDBahasa Indonesia
cronyisme
kro-nee-sme
IGIG
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
ITItaliano
cronyismo
kro-nee-si-mo
JA日本語
クローンニズム
ku-ro-nee-zumu
KMKM
ក្រូនីស៊ី
kroon-ee-see
MRMR
क्रोनीज्म
kroon-ee-jizm
MSBahasa Melayu
cronyisme
kro-nee-sme
MYမြန်မာ
ကြောင်စတက်စမ
kyaun-stedt-sam
NLNederlands
cronyisme
kro-nee-sme
NONorsk
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
PAPA
ਕ੍ਰੋਨੀਜਮ
kroon-ee-jizm
PLPolski
cronyizm
kro-nee-izm
PTPortuguês
cronyismo
kro-nee-si-smo
RORomână
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
RUРусский
кронизм
kro-nizm
SVSvenska
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
SWKiswahili
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
TAதமிழ்
கிரோனிசம்
girooni-sam
TEతెలుగు
క్రోనీజం
kroo-nee-jam
THไทย
ครอนนีสึม
kroon-nee-sum
TLTL
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
TRTürkçe
cronyizm
kro-nee-izm
UKУкраїнська
кронізм
kro-nizm
URاردو
کرونیزم
kroon-ee-zizm
VITiếng Việt
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
YOYO
cronyism
kro-nee-izm
ZUZU
cronyism
kro-nee-izm