As nouns the difference between ethnocentrism and nepotism
is that ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture while nepotism is the favoring of relatives or personal friends because of their relationship rather than because of their abilities.
ethnocentrism
Noun
(-)
The tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one's own traditional, deferred, or adoptive ethnic culture.
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