cronyism vs discrimination

cronyism and discrimination both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cronyism	Yes	No	No	No
discrimination	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, discrimination is a hypernym of cronyism; that is, discrimination is a word with a broader meaning than cronyism:

cronyism: favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)
discrimination: unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice

Other hypernyms of cronyism include favoritism, favouritism.

cronyism (noun)	discrimination (noun)
favoritism shown to friends and associates (as by appointing them to positions without regard for their qualifications)	unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice
	the cognitive process whereby two or more stimuli are distinguished