In [[Communist]] society, '''Princelings''' or the '''Party's Crown Princes''', are the descendants of prominent and influential communist officials. It is an informal, and often derogatory, categorization to signify those benefiting from [[nepotism]] and [[cronyism]], by analogy with crown princes in hereditary monarchies. Many of its members hold high-level political and business positions in the upper echelons of power. | In [[Communist]] society, '''Princelings''' or the '''Party's Crown Princes''', are the descendants of prominent and influential communist officials. It is an informal, and often derogatory, categorization to signify those benefiting from [[nepotism]] and [[cronyism]], by analogy with crown princes in hereditary monarchies. Many of its members hold high-level political and business positions in the upper echelons of power. |