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Definition of: nepotism
(nep′ə·tiz′əm) noun
Favoritism, especially governmental patronage, extended toward relatives. [<F népotisme <Ital. nepotismo <L nepos a grandson, nephew]
—ne·pot·ic (ni·pot′ik) adjective
—nep′o·tist noun
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