patrimonial

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In 1921, German sociologist Max Weber wrote: “The patrimonial office lacks above all the bureaucratic separation of the ‘private’ and the ‘official’ sphere.

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2024

“La sensación podría compararse a ver de nuevo una película de miedo”, indicó Michelle Griffith, asesora patrimonial sénior en la división de Gestión Patrimonial Personal de Citi.

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2023

He clearly has not been persuaded by the Panama Papers or the Paradise Papers, which indicate that the scale of multibillion-dollar corruption goes way beyond the conventional workings of patrimonial networks.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

Griset, 68, was summoned in court on Tuesday for "incomplete or false declaration of his patrimonial situation" and of "his interests".

From Reuters • Oct. 12, 2021

In 1549, he married Doña Magdalena de Ulloa, a lady of ancient race and gentlest nature, with whom he retired for a while to his patrimonial lordship of Villagarcia, near Valladolid.

From The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 by Various