Cronyism refers to showing favoritism or giving benefits to friends or close associates, especially in politics or business, regardless of their qualifications or merit.
It details how W.'s administration, after being accused of cronyism in making Dick Cheney's Haliburton wealthy beyond the wildest dreams of wealth with the gift of bid - free defense contracts, opened the floodgates by essentially giving every unscrupulous asshole on the planet the opportunity to bid on defense contracts. (filmfreakcentral.net)
The Department of Design and Construction commissioner has been accused of cronyism in his hires. (dnainfo.com)
Japan's finance ministry is set to report on Monday that documents were doctored in a suspected cronyism scandal, which if true would add further pressure on Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his close ally, Finance Minister Taro Aso. (cnbc.com)