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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Arab society, often italicized) Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood.
The number of those traveling to the US during summer may definitely have gone down, but if one can hook onto a wasta, one could get into the queue of applicants without having to get up early in the morning.
Use wasta when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Wasta means (Arab society, often italicized) Intercession or mediation by people on behalf of others to whom they are connected by friendship or blood.
Common synonyms include connections, nepotism, cronyism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The number of those traveling to the US during summer may definitely have gone down, but if one can hook onto a wasta, one could get into the queue of applicants without having to get up early in the morning.
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