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Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.
Irwin Redlener

Meaning of "cronies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CRONIES

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRONIES

noun
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conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cronies is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES CRONIES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Cronyism

Cronyism is partiality to long-standing friends, especially by appointing them to positions of authority, regardless of their qualifications. Hence, cronyism is contrary in practice and principle to meritocracy. Cronyism exists when the appointer and the beneficiary are in social contact; often, the appointer is inadequate to hold his or her own job or position of authority, and for this reason the appointer appoints individuals who will not try to weaken him or her, or express views contrary to those of the appointer. Politically, "cronyism" is derogatorily used.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CRONIES

cromlech
cromorna
Crompton
Cromwell
Cromwell Current
Cromwellian
crone
cronet
Cronin
Cronje
cronk
Cronos
Cronus
crony
cronyism
croodle
crook
crookback

WORDS THAT END LIKE CRONIES

agonies
balconies
baronies
boonies
ceremonies
Colonies
companies
ebonies
felonies
harmonies
ironies
loonies
master of ceremonies
monies
peonies
phonies
polyphonies
ponies
symphonies
testimonies
the Colonies

Synonyms and antonyms of cronies in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «CRONIES»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «cronies» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of cronies

Translation of «cronies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CRONIES

Find out the translation of cronies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cronies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cronies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亲信
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

compinches
570 millions of speakers

English

cronies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

साथी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المقربين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дружки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comparsas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cronies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

copains
220 millions of speakers

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Kroni
190 millions of speakers

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Kumpane
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

取り巻き
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일당
85 millions of speakers

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Cronies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tay chân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சேவகர்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

क्रोनी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kafadarları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

compari
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kumpli
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дружки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

acoliții
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φίλοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

trawante
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

kumpaner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cronies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cronies

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CRONIES»

The term «cronies» is regularly used and occupies the 62.245 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CRONIES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cronies

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3 QUOTES WITH «CRONIES»

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Brian Behlendorf
Foreign trade is not a replacement for foreign aid, of course, but foreign aid to a country that doesn't also engage in significant amounts of foreign trade is more likely to end up in the pockets of dictators and cronies.
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Wendy Davis
Texans deserve better than failed leaders who dole out favors to friends and cronies behind closed doors. It's time for a governor who believes that you don't have to buy a place in Texas' future. It's time for a governor who believes that the future of Texas belongs to all of us.
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Irwin Redlener
Every single administration in American political history has put cronies and pals and donors into political positions. But normally those people become the ambassador to Liechtenstein or the deputy undersecretary of commerce.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRONIES»

Discover the use of cronies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cronies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Radio Boys Cronies
Come along, Bill; we'll have to get there, or we won't hear the first of it.
Wayne Whipple, 1st World Library, 2006
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Cronies Or Capitalists?: The Russian Bourgeoisie and the ...
Or was it because Russian states (Tsarist, republican and Soviet) were just too strong? This book is a political history of the Russian capitalist class from 1850 to 1917 that seeks to answer these questions.
David Lockwood, 2009
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Cronies: Oil, the Bushes, and the Rise of Texas, America's ...
Looks at how the energy resources in Texas have influenced politicians and advanced the economic interests of the oil industry.
Robert Bryce, 2005
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Radio Boys Cronies
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
S. F. Aaron, 2008
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Culture of Corruption: Obama and His Team of Tax Cheats, ...
""Culture of Corruption," by my good friend and intrepid reporter Michelle Malkin, reveals all the sordid details the Obama Administration would rather you not know--the sleaze, corruption, and self-dealing of the Chicago Machine that lets ...
Michelle Malkin, 2010
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Conspirators, Confederates, and Cronies
Clifford Allen Potts, Ph.D. broach the subject of rebellion. With what was happening in Nazi Germany at the time, he would have to take it into consideration. I am focusing on ritualism, retreatism, and rebellion, while Merton is focusing on ...
Clifford Allen Potts, Ph.D.
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Crude politics: how Bush's oil cronies hijacked the war on ...
Sperry presents alarming evidence that the Bush administration diplomats resumed talks with Pakistani officials over gas and oil pipelines in Afghanistan while the United States was still reeling from the horror of 9/11.
Paul E. Sperry, 2003
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Cronies
Tammy's world is peppered with bribery, scandal and, generally speaking, people doing the wrong things for bad reasons.
Adimchinma Ibe, Victor Schwartzman, 2012
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Jungle Adventures
And the smelling fear of danger was dwindling in all cronies. A new era was being hatched—an era of apparent peace and amity. Joy kissed the hearts of all cronies. All enlightened cronies made a try at profound smiles. Those who couldn 't ...
George Njimele
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Southeast Asian Capitalists
CRONIES,. AND. THE. PHILIPPINES'. FAILURE. TO. DEVELOP. Gary. Hawes. In an earlier era, before the current fascination with third-world democratization, many academics, developmentalists, and politicians accepted the idea that one of ...
Ruth Thomas McVey, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRONIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cronies is used in the context of the following news items.
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US World Cup win outrated NBA decider
US website Upworthy dedicate a whole story to the novel things Sepp Blatter and his FIFA cronies have spent more on that the winners of the ... «Fox Sports, Jul 15»
2
Illinois Man Makes Hometown Debut In “Kinky Boots”
“Apparently there are two or three busloads from Winnebago coming in of all my mom and all her cronies.” said Coots. “I'm a little nervous but ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
3
Hounding a giant: Twitter fanatics attack Amartya Sen
... derogatory tweets like, "Amartya Sen also had freedom to recruit his cronies with scam-type salaries & he still failed and whines interference? «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
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Greece Rejects the Troika
When it refused to appoint his corrupt political cronies, he deposited the U.S. Treasury's money in his “pet banks.” The drain of money plunged ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
5
The Globalists Are Racing to World War III Before the American …
... inhabiting an overpopulated planet that according to Bill Gates and his oligarch cronies needs to be thinned down by about 6.5 billion. This is ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
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Mara-Dudley House scandal: Umno's cronyism in action
This is mainly because Mara, like many other government agencies, is controlled and dominated by a nexus of patrons, cronies and politicians. «Aliran Monthly, Jul 15»
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Gilad Sharon Proves There's No Hope For the Delusional Left
Sharon fired any cabinet member who voiced doubt or dissent and replaced them with cronies. The newspapers were silenced into submission ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
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Darth Vader Returns! 'Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One' Gains A …
In pursuit is Mendelsohn's Moff and his imperial cronies. That's the vague set-up we've been given to date. According to our own sources, ... «Bloody Disgusting, Jul 15»
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Sanders Hints at Possible Cabinet Choices, Not The Usual Wall …
Sanders Hints at Possible Cabinet Choices, Not The Usual Wall Street Cronies. — July 6, 2015. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. Share. 0. «Ring of Fire, Jul 15»
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Paxton's cronies
When seeking a job at the Texas attorney general's office, it's less about what is on your résumé than who you know. In Attorney General Ken ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»

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