noun, masculine/ent͡ʃuˈfismo/plural: enchufismos
cronyism, nepotism, string pulling, getting a job by having friends in high places, to have connections
“El enchufismo, como todo el mundo sabe, tiene un sinónimo legal: nepotismo.”
Synonyms: dedocracia
Etymology tree Spanish enchufardeverb. Spanish enchufe Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. Spanish -ismo Spanish enchufismo From enchufe + -ismo.