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rogue cronyism 

A faction of friends and associates, unqualified and unprofessional, that are no longer obedient or controllable
That group of managers is showing signs of "rogue cronyism" and must be stopped before it gets out of hand
rogue cronyism by Lester Burnum August 11, 2007

Coronaism 

An ideology that preaches that evil has descended on Earth through the visitation of a virus to remind its inhabitants to turn away from their sinful, depraved, or unnatural ways, because their failure to do so would only quicken the global apocalypse by a few decades.
From facism to communism to Islamism, is coronaism the new supremacism or terrorism?
Coronaism by MathPlus July 25, 2021

Cronyism 

Partiality to friends, expressed by appointment of them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications.
Through Cronyism Dick Cheney became vice president
Cronyism by GentleNeal August 7, 2011

Cronyism 

Cronyism is what replaced capitalism and cannot be used together as that would be an oxymoron. Cronyists use lobbyists to get the government to file antitrust violations against competitors. That leaves us with, 'the aristocracy of pull.'
Those phony fake businessmen do not practice capitalism but cronyism!
Cronyism by Spiderwilliams February 28, 2021
The act of favouring clowns and Yes-Men. Cronyism usually allows people to climb into positions of power and leadership by narcissists who pull their strings.
Cronyism is a problem in this organization, there is no space for organic leadership to develop
Cronyism by ChainReaction February 21, 2026

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.”