patronage

Example Sentences

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Some argued that it only stayed afloat because of official patronage, which fell away after Mugabe's ousting.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

"Villagers still have expectations of their MPs because under our centralised government system they can't access resources fairly. They have to rely on the patronage network for their families' security."

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Basically what the shah ran inside Iran was a vast patronage system.

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

But over time, leadership shifted from moral suasion to political patronage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

Sprat was publishing seven years after the restoration of the monarchy and in support of a society founded under royal patronage.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton