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1.NEPOTISM: (noun)favoritismshowntorelativesbythoseinpower,favoritismshownbysomebodyinpowertorelativesandfriends, especiallyinappointingthemtogoodpositions. usingyourpowerorinfluencetoobtaingoodjobsorunfairadvantagesformembersofyourownfamily:
Synonyms:favoritism, partiality
Antonyms:nonpartisanship
Examples:
- TheItalianMafiapracticednepotismasawayofkeepingthe “business” insidethefamily.
- Thegovernmentdiscouragednepotismandmadesurethatpeoplewerehiredandpromotedbasedonmerit, notbecausetheyarerelativesofthepresident.
- WhenthecompanyCEOgaveasought-afterpositiontohisson, manyemployeesfeltitwasduetonepotism, ratherthantruemerit.
2.IMBROGLIO=(noun: acomplicated, sometimesemotionallycharged, situationinvolvingintrigueandmisunderstanding, anextremelyconfused, complicated, orembarrassingsituation: theWatergateimbroglio.Anunwanted, difficultandconfusingsituation, fulloftroubleandproblems.
Synonyms:predicament, tangle, snarl, dispute, mess
Examples:
- TheimbrogliointheMiddleEastwascausedbyalackofclearcommunicationandfear.- Thecompanymaynotsurviveanotherlegalimbroglio
- Landdevelopersandenvironmentalistsarealwaysinsometypeofimbroglioovernewconstructionplans.