Today's QOTD

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<p>Ignoring the growing accusations of ------- , Governor Anderson appointed yet another of his personal friends to a well-compensated government position.</p>

<p>(A) propriety
(B) indolence
(C) cronyism
(D) sensationalism
(E) nepotism</p>

<p>“Cronyism” (C) and “Nepotism” (E) mean nearly the same exact thing. According to the CB, (C) (“Cronyism” is the correct answer, but I can’t believe they would ever give a question like this on a real test. In fact, I think (E) (“nepotism”) is a better answer anyway. Where do they get the QOTD questions? What do you guys think about this one?</p>

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<p>I agree, this is a terrible question because both answers are correct.</p>

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<p>I agree. Both answers are correct and I don’t see how one is better than the other.</p>

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<p>I posted with the same question earlier today. Apparently, cronyism has to do with friends while nepotism has to do with relatives and family members. A very slight difference, but a difference nonetheless. Still, I think it’s an unfair question… the two words are nearly synonymous.</p>

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<p>I think nepotism is restricted to family only (I got this wrong as well). One of the more recent episodes of *The Office<a href=“if%20you%20don’t%20watch%20this,%20you%20can%20stop%20reading”>/i</a> was called “Nepotism” (the one in which Michael hires his incompetent nephew).</p>

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<p>Yeah, I think there is a slight difference, but nepotism can still apply to friends I believe:</p>

<p>nepotism |ˈnepəˌtizəm|
noun
the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, esp. by giving them jobs.</p>

<p>^^New Oxford American Dictionary^^</p>

<p>Anyway, a bad question, and I doubt these questions are from old tests…</p>

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<p>Nepotism is family only, as far as I know. Cronyism can be family, close friends, etc.</p>

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<p>From reading Death of a Salesman, I’ve learned that nepotism refers to family. So that was out as a choice for me. Cronyism thus made sense to me.</p>

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<p>nepotism |ˈnepəˌtizəm|
noun
the practice among those with power or influence of favoring relatives or friends, esp. by giving them jobs.</p>

<p>So Nepotism is also friends… not just family.</p>

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<p>Cronyism (dictionary.com)
the practice of favoring one’s close friends, esp. in political appointments.</p>

<p>nepotism (dictionary.com)
patronage bestowed or favoritism shown on the basis of family relationship, as in business and politics</p>

<p>I see why this question is so immensely gay, but if both definitions were clearly known, you would see that cronyism is exclusively political while nepotism can be in business or politics, so cronyism would be the best answer albeit nepotism isn’t wrong.</p>