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Cronying

Bringing in your friends to fill roles so they can support you without actually being any good at what they do. The verb of cronyism.
"I can't believe you got kicked out."
"It's because Pete was cronying and brought in loads of people just to get rid of me."
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Activistic Cronyism

The use of social, political, or environmental activism as a cover to reward allies, friends, or insiders, rather than to achieve genuine reform.
“Their diversity initiative was just activistic cronyism — top jobs went to the same insiders with a fresh PR spin.”

“That senator’s climate task force is activistic cronyism at its finest; it’s packed with donors and lobbyists who profit from the policies.”

“The charity claimed to fight inequality, but their funding choices screamed activistic cronyism — friends of the board got all the grants.”
by readabook102938 August 12, 2025
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