縁えん故こ採さい用よう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

hiring through personal connections; nepotism

Refers to the practice of hiring someone based on personal relationships rather than merit. Often carries a negative connotation in modern contexts.

• 縁えん故こ採さい用ようは公こう平へいな採さい用ようとは言いえない。

  Hiring through personal connections cannot be called fair employment.

• 彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの甥おいだから、縁えん故こ採さい用ようされたのだろう。

  He's the president's nephew, so he was probably hired through nepotism.