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nep•o•tism
Pronunciation: (nep'u-tiz"um), [key]—
n.
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics:
She was accused of nepotism when she made her nephew an officer of the firm. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.