cronyism

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.

As nouns the difference between cronyism and kill

is that cronyism is favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions while kill is the act of killing or kill can be a creek; a body of water; a channel or arm of the sea or kill can be a kiln.

As a verb kill is

to put to death; to extinguish the life of.

As nouns the difference between cronyism and corruption

is that cronyism is favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions while corruption is the act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue, or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity; wickedness; impurity; bribery.

As nouns the difference between tribalism and cronyism

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

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and cronyism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while cronyism is favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.

As a noun cronyism

is favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.

As an adjective cronyistic is

of or relating to cronyism.