old boy network
Noun 1. 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 network of their own" (hypernym) network, web | ||||
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Old boy network Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Australian Slang |
Old boy network
system of male nepotism in which ties formed at school or college are maintained in business, politics, etc.
system of male nepotism in which ties formed at school or college are maintained in business, politics, etc.
Old boy network Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Old boy network
An old boy network or society can refer to social and business associations among former pupils of top male-only public schools (independent secondary schools) in the United Kingdom, such as Eton, Harrow, Winchester and Charterhouse, private schools in Canada, and, to a lesser degree, to university students (notably Oxbridge), and indirectly to preservation of social elites over time.
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