| 单词 | patronage appointment | 
| 释义 | patronage appointment Since this utility has made a blatant patronage appointment, its integrity and ethical standard of operation are henceforth highly suspect. Globe and Mail Some considered the move as a patronage appointment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0  Greenway reluctantly returned to the leadership of the opposition, and sought a patronage appointment to cap off his career. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0  This thus allowed for strong administrative control and continued government patronage appointments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0  He concentrated on maintaining good relations with his fellow judges and on cleansing the court of patronage appointments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0  | 
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