What is the term for a family member prefering other family members in a company?

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Question by brad: What is the term for a family member prefering other family members in a company?

I cannot remember what the word is... I was thinking fratrinising but that is wrong...If one family member is the boss in a big company and he promotes another family member over better cantidates?
awesome. that is the word i was looking for.




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Answer by ~Tanker's Wife~
nepotism

Main Entry:
nep·o·tism Listen to the pronunciation of nepotism
Pronunciation:
\\ˈne-pə-ˌti-zəm\\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
French népotisme, from Italian nepotismo, from nepote nephew, from Latin nepot-, nepos grandson, nephew â€" more at nephew
Date:
1670

: favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship
â€" nep·o·tis·tic Listen to the pronunciation of nepotistic \\ËŒne-pÉ™-ˈtis-tik\\ adjective

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