cronyism

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There is ample historical evidence that government control over banks’ lending can breed cronyism and misallocation of funds.
足够的历史证据表明政府控制银行的借贷会导致任人唯亲以及存款的错误分配。
Mr Sarkozy’s network of business chums invites suspicions of cronyism.
萨科奇的商业好友圈子有任用亲信的嫌疑。
One priority for the new government ought to be to root out the cronyism (and its linked party financing) that gave property developers too much political influence.
新政府的首要任务应该是彻底铲除任人唯亲（及与其有关的政党融资），因其给房地产开发商们施加了太多政治影响。

An important survey rates nations on bribery, cronyism, nepotism and their impact on business competitiveness.
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Another student wondered what role, if any, cronyism plays in the decision making of venture capitalists.
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Price rationing works to eradicate cronyism, so the planners see it as away from the collective.
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the situation in which someone important gives jobs to friends rather than to independent people who have the necessary skills and experience

If you accuse someone in authority of cronyism, you mean that they use their power or authority to get jobs for their friends.