patronage

Example Sentences

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Queen Elizabeth II strips Andrew of his military affiliations and patronages, as Buckingham Palace looks to distance itself from the then prince.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal

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.

From The Wall Street Journal