crony

But some worry that Russian-style crony capitalism could be on the menu instead.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

But the other one, on its face, is just a 17-second clip featuring present-day Barron greeting UFC founder and Trump crony Dana White at one of his father’s campaign events.

From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025

Not to mention the still-unfolding allegations in the litigation brought by Noelle Dunphy against Trump crony Rudy Giuliani, who was, for a moment, "America's mayor."

From Salon ● May 20, 2023

“I think you should be better in touch with your people instead of being a crony for someone.”

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2022

Another guy, his crony, got out of the passenger side.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah

Ayandeh was run by regime cronies, The Wall Street Journal earlier reported, and sank under a multibillion-dollar pile of bad loans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026

While Charles had spent years getting closer to nature, and getting mocked for it, Andrew had been getting closer to Epstein and his cronies.

From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2026

Some of the factories were owned by Hasina's cronies, who have since fled.

From Barron's ● Feb. 1, 2026

The Philippines, an archipelago of more than 7,000 islands in Southeast Asia, had long been ruled by a succession of dynasties, out-of-touch with ordinary Filipinos, and their cronies while wealth inequality deepened.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

Laucks’s wife and two children lived in another house, in Old Lyme, Connecticut, and Laucks rarely visited them, preferring to stay in New Jersey with his chess cronies.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady