patronage
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Patronage systems allocate jobs, public-works contracts, cheap loans and access to foreign cash, hollowing out the entrepreneurial class.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
Relatives of soldiers have given DNA samples, and experts are now working to identify the remains, said the representative of the Patronage Service of the Azov Regiment, Natalia Bahrii.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022
The Preventing a Patronage System Act would secure the civil service and protect federal employees from losing statutory job protections and due process rights.
From Salon • Sep. 16, 2022
Patronage in the New York City courts has a long history.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2019
Secretary of the Board of Patronage, and claim the fulfilment of his promise.
From Cedar Creek From the Shanty to the Settlement by Walshe, Elizabeth Hely
Vocabulary lists containing patronage
Fahrenheit 451
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