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patronagepat‧ron‧age /ˈpætrənɪdʒ $ ˈpeɪ-, ˈpæ-/ noun [uncountable] - Another reason behind the opposition to political patronage is the national disdain for politics and politicians.
- As before, patronage of the Cambrian Limited was exceptional.
- As chief steward, Gloucester had access to significant patronage.
- He was a hustling precinct worker and brought out the vote, so he was rewarded with a patronage job.
- His patronage is due to the high recovery rate of hernia sufferers at his tomb.
- More curious is the extreme catholicism of their patronage.
- The judges' deliberate promotion of the Second Empire can perhaps be explained from the standpoint of patronage.
- This is deadly for a political machine that lives through patronage.
► BUSINESSabsolute advantage, aggregate demand, AGM, nounagribusiness, nounairline, nounappurtenance, nounassessment, nounbad debt, nounbalance sheet, nounbankroll, verbbankrupt, adjectivebankrupt, verbbankrupt, nounbankruptcy, nounbargain, verbbargain basement, nounbaron, nounbill of sale, nounbiz, nounblack market, nounblack marketeer, nounboom, nounboom and bust, nounboom town, nounbrown goods, nounbubble, nounbudget surplus, business card, nounbusiness cycle, business hours, nounbuyout, nouncapital, nouncapital-intensive, adjectivechamber of commerce, nounclerical, adjectiveconsumer, nounconsumer goods, noundisposable income, noundownturn, noundrive-through, nouneconomically, adverbfinancial, adjectiveflat, adjectivefree enterprise, noungiveaway, adjectiveincrement, nounindustry, nouninflate, verbinflated, adjectiveinflation, nouninflationary, adjectiveinsolvent, adjectiveinstitution, nouninterest, nounintroduction, nounlivery, nounlow season, nounlucrative, adjectiveMBA, nounmemo, nounmentoring, nounnegotiable, adjectivenegotiate, verbnegotiation, nounnon-profit, adjectiveopen, verboperational research, nounowner-occupied, adjectivepack, nounpackage, nounpaperwork, nounpatron, nounpatronage, nounpatronize, verbpay, verbpcm, peppercorn rent, nounpersonal assistant, nounplanned obsolescence, nounpp., quarter, nounquarter day, nounquota, nounquote, verbready-made, adjectivereal estate, nounrebate, nounredeem, verbredevelop, verbrefund, nounrent, nounshutdown, nounsliding scale, nounsubcontract, verbsubcontractor, nountariff, nounundercut, verbundersubscribed, adjective ADJECTIVE► political· Some 300,000 people work in state-owned enterprises, and many owe their jobs to political patronage.· This step brought accusations of political patronage.· His system of political patronage and agile intimidation of potential enemies reigns supreme in the economically depressed territories.· They therefore blame not the buddy system but political patronage for government inefficiency.· Another reason behind the opposition to political patronage is the national disdain for politics and politicians. ► private· Moreover, many nonconformists achieved considerable professional reputations and financial gain through private patronage from the native intelligentsia and the foreign community.· In Britain, the old tradition of private patronage in the great provincial cities is reviving - but not fast enough.· Eriugena himself was never part of the Carolingian ecclesiastical establishment and worked directly under the private patronage of Charles the Bald. ► royal· A golf tournament with royal patronage was too good an opportunity for a publicity-minded company to miss.· The Woodvilles' assimilation into the political community was further eased by a less aggressive manipulation of royal patronage on their behalf.· Cleese enlisted Royal patronage to work on the top-selling environment number.· For the church this surge in royal patronage had damaging effects, pastoral and political. 1the support, especially financial support, that is given to an organization or activity by a patron2American English formal the support that you give a particular shop, restaurant etc by buying their goods or using their services SYN custom British English: Thank you for your patronage.3a system by which someone in a powerful position gives people help or important jobs in return for their support |