godfatherism

English

Etymology

godfather +‎ -ism

Noun

godfatherism (uncountable)

  1. (Nigeria) A form of political corruption in which an influential individual handpicks another, often less influential candidate, to attain leadership in order to exert authority or influence. This may be due to the unpopularity of one candidate, or to work around incumbency term limits.
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