patrimonial
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In 1921, German sociologist Max Weber wrote: “The patrimonial office lacks above all the bureaucratic separation of the ‘private’ and the ‘official’ sphere.
From Salon • Oct. 12, 2024
“La sensación podría compararse a ver de nuevo una película de miedo”, indicó Michelle Griffith, asesora patrimonial sénior en la división de Gestión Patrimonial Personal de Citi.
From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023
He clearly has not been persuaded by the Panama Papers or the Paradise Papers, which indicate that the scale of multibillion-dollar corruption goes way beyond the conventional workings of patrimonial networks.
From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022
Griset, 68, was summoned in court on Tuesday for "incomplete or false declaration of his patrimonial situation" and of "his interests".
From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2021
This, namely, that, after the pattern of the poor man's attorney, there should be instituted people's attorneys, who should contend merely against patrimonial tribunals, as the Knights of Malta do against infidel ones.
From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul
