His hiring and promotion of senior officers rested not on merit but on an old-boy network of connections from Wall Street and the Social Register.
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old-boy network — old boy networks also old boy network N COUNT: usu the N in sing (disapproval) When people talk about the old boy network, they are referring to a situation in which people who went to the same public school or university use their positions of… … English dictionary
old boy network — (also old boys network) ► NOUN ▪ an informal system through which men use their positions of influence to help others who went to the same school or university, or who share a similar social background … English terms dictionary
Old boy network — For the type of political corruption, see Good ol boy network. An old boy network, or society, can refer to social and business connections among former pupils of male only private schools. British public school students were traditionally called … Wikipedia
old boy network — noun an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics) professional women have developed an old boy… … Useful english dictionary
old boy network — {n. phr.} A system whereby men who went to the same school help each other to get good jobs, regardless of their ability or training. * /Peter got his lucrative job thanks to the old boy network rather than because of his qualifications./ Compare … Dictionary of American idioms
old boy network — {n. phr.} A system whereby men who went to the same school help each other to get good jobs, regardless of their ability or training. * /Peter got his lucrative job thanks to the old boy network rather than because of his qualifications./ Compare … Dictionary of American idioms
old boy network — n [sing] (BrE infml often disapprov) (especially in the past) the situation in many British companies, government departments and branches of the armed forces where people give jobs and other privileges to ‘old boys’ (= former students) of the… … Universalium
old\ boy\ network — n. phr. A system whereby men who went to the same school help each other to get good jobs, regardless of their ability or training. Peter got his lucrative job thanks to the old boy network rather than because of his qualifications. Compare: old… … Словарь американских идиом
Old boy network — Alumni Netzwerke kommen ursprünglich an Hochschulen vor. Mittlerweile sind viele Unternehmen weltweit dazu übergegangen, ebenfalls Alumni Netzwerke zu unterhalten. Dies ist unter anderem auf den Wandel der Definition Alumni zurückzuführen. Einige … Deutsch Wikipedia
old boy network — see old boy network … English dictionary
