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NEPOTIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does nepotist mean? 

NEPOTIST (noun)
  The noun NEPOTIST has 1 sense:

1. a powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friendsplay

  Familiarity information: NEPOTIST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


NEPOTIST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A powerful person who shows favoritism to relatives or close friends

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("nepotist" is a kind of...):

important person; influential person; personage (a person whose actions and opinions strongly influence the course of events)


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