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German
Etymology
kungeln + -ei
Noun
Kungelei f (genitive Kungelei, plural Kungeleien)
- (colloquial, derogatory, often in the plural) cronyism
- Synonym: Vetternwirtschaft
2024 February 16, Serafin Reiber, Gerald Traufetter, “Ministerium für Selbstbedienung”, in Der Spiegel, →ISSN:Verkehrsminister Volker Wissing hat einen Abteilungsleiter entlassen. Auslöser sind SPIEGEL-Recherchen zu Kungeleien bei Förderanträgen. Der Fall offenbart ein grundsätzliches Problem seines Hauses.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Further reading
- “Kungelei” in Duden online
- “Kungelei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache