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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications); 



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

cronyism
    n 1: favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by
         appointing them to positions without regard for their
         qualifications)