nepotistic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Kikuo is more gifted but in this nepotistic art form, being part of a respected kabuki lineage is crucial, something this yakuza scion doesn’t possess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026
It provides a branding moment for David Ellison, the nepotistic mogul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2025
In a letter to Police Chief Harold Medina, the plaintiffs described an abuse of authority and suggested that the commander’s intervention was inappropriate and nepotistic.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 17, 2024
The backroom machinations are striking in a country that in 1998 forced a corrupt and nepotistic autocrat, Suharto, to step down after three decades in power.
From Reuters ● Oct. 14, 2023
Jobs are granted, contracts signed and tenders won on an open and strict nepotistic basis and no one finds it odd or wrong.
From After the Rain : how the West lost the East by Samuel Vaknin
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