enchufismo

From enchufe +‎ -ismo.

enchufismo m (plural enchufismos)

1. (politics) cronyism, nepotism, string pulling, getting a job by having friends in high places, to have connections

   Synonym: dedocracia

   • 2015 July 6, “Enchufados sin fronteras”, in El País‎^[1]:

     El enchufismo, como todo el mundo sabe, tiene un sinónimo legal: nepotismo.

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• “enchufismo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16