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old boy networks

old boy networks is the plural of old boy network.

Meaning of old boy network

Noun

old boy network (plural old boy networks)

  1. (idiomatic) A presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism.
    • 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.2007, Tim Weiner, Legacy of Ashes, Penguin, published 2008, page 7

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What is old boy networks the plural of?
Old boy networks is the plural of old boy network.

Words near old boy networks in the dictionary

  1. Old Bolshevik
  2. Old Bonalbo
  3. Old Bourbon
  4. old boy
  5. old boy network
  6. old boy networks
  7. old boyism
  8. old boys
  9. old boys' club
  10. old boys' clubs
  11. Old Brampton

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