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Clientelism vs Nepotism - What's the difference?

clientelism | nepotism |

As nouns the difference between clientelism and nepotism

is that clientelism is a political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits while nepotism is the favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.

clientelism

English

Noun

  • A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.

    • References

    [http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/gem/ambassador/what_is_clientelism.htm]

    nepotism

    English

    (wikipedia nepotism)

    Noun

  • The favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
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    • Antonyms

    * meritocracy * merit system

    Coordinate terms

    * cronyism

    Related terms

    * nepotistic, nepotistical

    Anagrams

    * English words suffixed with -ism ----