Playing favorites

• Appointment of friends to jobs, regardless of qualifications
• Getting mates in party at end of day - is money overcoming resistance?
• Some partial appointments
• Favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
• Buddies-first mentality

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Cronyism is the practice of partiality in awarding jobs and other advantages to friends or trusted colleagues, especially in politics and between politicians and supportive organizations. For instance, this includes appointing "cronies" to positions of ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. favoritism to friends without regard for their qualifications, especially by appointing them to political positions.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1840, "friendship," from crony + -ism . Meaning "appointment of friends to important positions, regardless of ability" is originally American English, from c.1950.