mateship
- noun
- /ˈmeɪtʃɪp/
- Australian
:
clientelismo
- The politician was accused of promoting mateship by appointing his friends to key positions.
Examples
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Critics argue that mateship undermines merit and equal opportunity in organizations.
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Some people believe that mateship in the workplace can lead to unfair hiring practices.
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Their mateship has lasted for over a decade.
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She values mateship more than anything else.
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Many believe that mateship can create bias in promotion decisions at work.
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The manager's mateship with certain employees raised concerns about favoritism in the office.
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During the meeting, she expressed that mateship should not interfere with fair hiring practices.
Synonyms
20
7.2
Giving jobs and other advantages to family or friends unfairly
15
8.4
Giving jobs or positions to friends instead of qualified people
How Partial
- Literature
15
8.4
- Australian
- US
23
3.9
3
6.7
22
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Mateship comes from the same parts: mate ('friend') and -ship ('state'), and a helpful way to remember the second meaning is to think of close friends always helping one another so much that they sometimes give each other special treatment. So in this sense mateship means favouring friends rather than treating everyone the same.