"chumocracy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2016 May 21, Ian Jack, “This garden bridge is an oddity born of the chumocracy”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "How thrilling it would have been[…] if [Sadiq] Khan had denounced the [Thames garden] bridge in every way: […] as a symbol of the chummery – the chumocracy, even – that so offends the democratic and egalitarian traditions he is proud to represent.",
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          "ref": "2021 February 22, Polly Toynbee, “The Covid contracts furore is no surprise – Britain has long been a chumocracy”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "The sums are so vast, the secrecy so shocking, that “chumocracy” doesn’t begin to capture what Britain has become – redolent as we are of banana republics, the Russian oligarchy and failed states.",
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          "ref": "2021 June 25, Rob Pattinson, Harry Cole, “Matt Hancock's secret affair with aide exposed after office snogs during Covid”, in The Sun:",
          "text": "Mr Hancock secretly appointed her [Gina Coladangelo] to his department as an unpaid adviser on a six-month contract in March last year. It sparked claims of a “chumocracy” when it became public knowledge in November.",
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        "A form of oligarchy: government characterised by nepotism and the frequent ]appointment to public office of friends or those of similar social background to those in power."
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        "(chiefly UK) A form of oligarchy: government characterised by nepotism and the frequent ]appointment to public office of friends or those of similar social background to those in power."
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