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

He inherited the patrimonial estates on the death of his brother in 1734, and in 1737 he attained to the highest legal honours in Scotland, being made lord president of the court of session.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various