Question of the Day #208

"WATCH: MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow details all the bizarre Trump hires brought on through nepotism"
From the headline of this article at Raw Story.

上記の文で、nepotism の意味は？
In the sentence above, what does "nepotism" mean?

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解答

意味：
英辞郎によると、


縁故主義、縁者［身内］びいき

Answer

According to Merriam-Webster:

favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship

Etymology/語源

Online Etymology Dictionaryによると、

1660年代から。フランス語のnépotisme (1650年代)、イタリア語のnepotismo、「孫、甥」の意味のラテン語のnepotemから。

According to Online Etymology Dictionary:

1660s, from French népotisme (1650s), from Italian nepotismo, from nepote "nephew," from Latin nepotem (nominative nepos) "grandson, nephew"

Examples

• accused the company of fostering nepotism in promotions
• ‘his years in office were marked by corruption and nepotism’
• The big twist is that by requesting those documents, Hall did in factuncover a nepotism problem plaguing UT admissions.
• Corruption and nepotism are rampant in the Afghan Army and “it wouldcollapse without U.S. financial support,” the major says.
• A Haaretz editorial was more explicit, dubbing the election of Yosef andLau “a victory for nepotism.”