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What is nepotism?



 
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What is nepotism? #1 (permalink) Thu Feb 24, 2011 16:40 pm   What is nepotism?		  
Hi everyone,

What is the word used to describe the fact that someone got a high position in a company just because his father is the CEO of that company?
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What is nepotism? #2 (permalink) Thu Feb 24, 2011 16:44 pm   What is nepotism?		  
Hi,

This is sometimes called 'nepotism'.

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What is nepotism? #3 (permalink) Thu Feb 24, 2011 16:52 pm   What is nepotism?		  
Thanks, Alan. It seems like the word I need.
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