patronage

Example Sentences

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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

Since the raid, U.S. prosecutors have softened their earlier depiction of the Cartel de los Soles as a hierarchical organization led by Maduro, instead framing it as a patronage network among corrupt senior officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rivalrous court factions falsely pinned the necklace’s tangle of provenance and patronage on Marie Antoinette.

From The Wall Street Journal