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		Terr_ 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I automated my job application process > Nepotism is most associated with relatives although I guess it doesn't have to be. IIRC "nepotism" is specifically family/relatives, and the larger Venn-diagram circle would be "favoritism."

ghaff 8 months ago [–]

Wikipedia disagrees even if relatives seems to be the predominant meaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepotism

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