patronage
Example Sentences
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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
A system of patronage led to the ballooning of PdVSA’s payroll.
Basically what the shah ran inside Iran was a vast patronage system.
From Salon
But over time, leadership shifted from moral suasion to political patronage.
Since the raid, U.S. prosecutors have softened their earlier depiction of the Cartel de los Soles as a hierarchical organization led by Maduro, instead framing it as a patronage network among corrupt senior officials.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
