patronage

Example Sentences

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As her husband oversaw the country’s economic collapse, Flores’s family patronage system flourished.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 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

Goldsworthy restored farm buildings under the patronage of David Ross, co-founder of Carphone Warehouse, and has turned them into works of art.

From BBC • Feb. 6, 2026

Dispensing patronage remained a partisan pleasure, recruitment a multipartisan necessity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

Half the white stores depended on its patronage; Valentine residents filled the squares and Sunday markets to sell their crafts.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead