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Meaning of old boyism | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The existence and use of old boy networks.

uncountable

Examples

“And even amongst those who are of the bachelor persuasion, there are not a few honest trumps who never exhibit old boyism.”
“I think whatever kind of a frying pan we may be in now with respect to oversight might turn into a fire of old boyism if Congress became the court of last resort on all of these grants.”
“Plain old power, the way it is usually practiced in the traditionally male-dominated environment, is the stuff of old boyism.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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