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crony

noun as in ally, companion

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Much of the money went in kickbacks to cronies and Marcos Sr.

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You need to multiply the crime that Sergei discovered by 1,000 to begin to appreciate how much has been stolen by Putin and his cronies.

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Although touted as reforms, the disputed laws were seen by protesters as Modi’s sacrifice of the interests of ordinary farmers for the benefit his capitalist cronies.

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History is littered with cities that took on either general debt or project debt to build something, and that money then ended up in the pockets of mayors and alderman and unions and cronies.

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Cohen and his cronies always make sure that it’s socially acceptable to laugh at his American targets.

Democrats need to respond aggressively to the crony capitalism practiced by many Republicans, particularly regarding Wall Street.

Barack Obama has shown America that crony corporatism, patronage politics, and limitless government know no party.

Call it the new class, the crony class, the ruling class, or the lobbyist-industrial complex.

Unions exist because, without them, the path is opened wide to crony collaboration between big government and big business.

In 2012, he voted to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank, one of the purest excresences of crony capitalism imaginable.

"God bless me, crony; we ought to do these fine things and yet stay Catholics," cried the jeweller.

He had known something of the Erringtons for many years, having been a crony of old Maxfield's once upon a time.

I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house.

It is something that happened to—Tom Wyld, an old crony of mine out on the other side.

But I take it that it is more likely to be some crony of the landladys.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to crony, such as: accomplice, acquaintance, associate, buddy, chum, and colleague.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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