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Cronyism vs Friendship - What's the difference?

cronyism | friendship |

As nouns the difference between cronyism and friendship

is that cronyism is favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions while friendship is (uncountable) the condition of being friends.

cronyism

English

Pronunciation

(UK) (US)

Noun

(-)
  • favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.

    • Coordinate terms

    * nepotism

    friendship

    English

    (wikipedia friendship)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The condition of being friends.
  • (countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
  • (uncountable) Good will.

    • Antonyms

    * (l) * (l)

    Derived terms

    * friendshipful * friendshipless * friendshiplike * friendshiply * friendshipped * friendshipping * friendshippish/friendshipish * friendshippy/friendshipy * guestfriendship

    See also

    * friending * mateship