English Dictionary

godfatherism

名詞

ナイジェリア英語 不可算名詞

(Nigeria) A form of political corruption in which an influential individual handpicks another, often less influential candidate, to attain leadership in order to exert authority or influence. This may be due to the unpopularity of one candidate, or to work around incumbency term limits.

日本語の意味

（ナイジェリア）影響力のある個人が、しばしば影響力が比較的低い候補者を指名し、その候補者をリーダーに据えることで権力や影響力を行使しようとする政治的腐敗の一形態。これは、特定の候補者の不人気や現職者の任期制限の回避を目的として行われる場合がある。

Voters grew frustrated as godfatherism allowed a local strongman to install his protégé and control policy behind the scenes.

有権者は、有力な権力者が候補者を差配して裏で実権を握る後見政治に苛立ちを募らせた。

意味（1）

(Nigeria) A form of political corruption in which an influential individual handpicks another, often less influential candidate, to attain leadership in order to exert authority or influence. This may be due to the unpopularity of one candidate, or to work around incumbency term limits.