nep·o·tism /ˈnɛpəˌtɪzəm/
 偏袒,起用親戚


 Nep·o·tism n.  Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.
    From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without kindred or relatives.  But there was another perhaps more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order.   --Milman.

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 nepotism
      n : favoritism shown to relatives or close friends by those in
          power (as by giving them jobs)