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Translate vriendjespolitiek from Dutch to English

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vriendjespolitiek:
- cronyism; nepotism
Wiktionary:
- vriendjespolitiek → nepotism, jobbery
- vriendjespolitiek → spoils
- vriendjespolitiek → patronage

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Detailed Translations for vriendjespolitiek from Dutch to English

vriendjespolitiek:

vriendjespolitiek [de ~ (v)] noun

de vriendjespolitiek
the cronyism
– favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications) ¹
- cronyism [the ~] noun
de vriendjespolitiek (nepotisme)
the nepotism
– favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in power (as by giving them jobs) ¹
- nepotism [the ~] noun

Translation Matrix for vriendjespolitiek:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
cronyism	vriendjespolitiek
nepotism	nepotisme; vriendjespolitiek

Wiktionary Translations for vriendjespolitiek:

vriendjespolitiek

noun

favoring of relatives or personal friends
- nepotism → vriendjespolitiek; nepotisme
The act or conduct of public or official business for the sake of private gain
- jobbery → vriendjespolitiek; omkoperij

en-plural noun

Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction.
- spoils → het uitdelen van ambten aan partijgenoten; vriendjespolitiek

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• vriendjespolitiek	→ patronage	↔ clientélisme — (histoire) relation qui à Rome unissait un patron à son client.

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