patronage

Example Sentences

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The commissioned portraits of Parsi elite "reflect the patronage networks and social aspirations of the community" which formed the mercantile fabric of the city in the early 20th century.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Mandelson's seeming closeness to Epstein has appalled Labour politicians of all generations – those for whom he's been an ally since the 1980s, or younger MPs who have benefited from his patronage.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

A system of patronage led to the ballooning of PdVSA’s payroll.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026

Nor could dispensers of government patronage merely weigh scientific projects against one another: the cost of high-energy physics had become so great that broader priorities were implicated.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik