Cronyism

Cronyism is defined as favoritism shown to old friends without regard for their qualifications, as in political appointments to office by the American Heritage Dictionary. The word is also defined as the practice of favoring one’s close friends especially in political appointments. Cronyism is originated in most probability from Greek Khronios (long lasting) from Khronos (time). Another source of origin of the word could be Irish Language term Comh-Roghna that stands for close pals or mutual friends. The word was first ...