patronage

Example Sentences

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In addition to the job itself, with a salary of roughly $100,000, part of the appeal is the authority to hire others and so provide patronage in a small town.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 24, 2026

“Our patronage definitely dropped because of the pandemic, and I don’t know that it’s ever completely recovered,” the librarian said, adding that “downtown, in general, hasn’t.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

The new lineup would likely reflect his priorities, including military modernization and tightening supervision of an officer corps long riven with patronage networks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

"Villagers still have expectations of their MPs because under our centralised government system they can't access resources fairly. They have to rely on the patronage network for their families' security."

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Lawrence would provide the instrumentation and nurture the new sources of money and patronage needed to make it ever more powerful; Oppenheimer would provide the intellectual bedrock on which Lawrences machinery would stand.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik