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the old-boy network

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Definition

the way in which men who have been to the same expensive school or university help each other to find good jobs: The old-boy network still operates in some City banks.Unfairness and favouring someone unfairlyJustice and fairness
(Definition of the old-boy network from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)