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  • utopian3

    nep·o·tism

    noun

    the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, especially by giving them jobs.

    synonyms: favoritism, preferential treatment, the old boy network, looking after one's own, bias, partiality, partisanship

    "hiring my daughter was not nepotism—it was just good business"

    • You're right utopian. The Obama administration never* had any sort of nepotism or strangely close ties with the media. *rolls eyesrobotron3k
    • Didn't realise Obama had his daughters working in the White House. Learn something every day, thanks Robo.inteliboy
    • robo > obama nepotism > source?utopian
    • I imagine every person on the planet would possess a certain amount of 'nepotism', given the opportunity...
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    • Born-rich real estate mogul, criminal father, member of the NY elite, family member, political donor, friend of Murdoch. How could he not hire him.Fax_Benson
    • Trump chooses his son in law Jared but not his actual son as advisor? Must have such little confidence in Donny Jr. SAD!!yuekit
    • @utopian http://www.snopes.co…robotron3k
    • robo that doesn't even remotely approach nepotismmonospaced

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