Look up: patronage

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   patronage
   [n] - (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support 2. [v] - support by being a patron of
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   patronage
   Power to give a favoured appointment to an office or position in politics, business, or the church; or sponsorship of the arts. Patronage was for centuries bestowed mainly by individuals (in Europe...
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   patronage
   the number of passenger trips or passenger kilometres carried by transport system over a specified time period Category: Statistics • in the context of conferences and the like,endorsement by eminent individuals,e.g.royalty or ambassadors or bodies Category: Law • control of political appointments (oust his enemies from office and use the patronage to support his policies. ...
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   Patronage
   Pa'tron·age noun [ French patronage . Confer Late Latin patronaticum , and Latin patronatus .] 1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author. 2. Business custom. [ Commercial Cant] 3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care.
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   Patronage
   Pa'tron·age transitive verb To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [ Obsolete] Shak.
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   Patronage
   `Patronage` is the support, encouragement, privilege and often financial aid given by a person or an organization. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints. In some countries the term is often used to describe the corrupt use of state resources to advance the interests of groups, families, ethnicities or races in exchange for electoral suppor...
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   Patronage
   • (n.) The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer may bestow by favor. • (n.) Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. • (v. t.) To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. • (n.) Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a...
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   patronage
   (from the article `Molière`) ...it was in the form still extant is doubtful. It apparently was a success and secured the favour of the King`s brother Philippe, duc d`Orléans. It ... [13 related articles]
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   patronage
   patronage 1. The action of a patron in giving influential support, favor, encouragement, or countenance, to a person, institution, work, art, etc. Originally it implied the action of a superior. 2. The appointments or privileges that a politician can give to loyal supporters.
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    patronage
    
    1. the act of providing approval and support
    2. customers collectively
    3. a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
    4. (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
    5. the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
    
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