Meaning of the old-boy network In English

• 0 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.

• 1 the informal system in which men who went to the same school or university help each other to find good jobs or get other social advantages:

  • He got his City job through the old-boy network.

  • The interview system seemed to favour the old school tie over academic merit.