patronage
Example Sentences
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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
What he had run up against was a deep-rooted system of patronage controlled by a single family.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026
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 • Feb. 7, 2026
Basically what the shah ran inside Iran was a vast patronage system.
From Salon • Jan. 17, 2026
If this merchant couple did agree to a patronage, it would add not only prestige but new revenue for the zoo.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
Vocabulary lists containing patronage
Fahrenheit 451
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