patronage

Definition of patronage in English English dictionary: Granting favours or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support; To support by being a patron of
To summarize: a person with a party political background is thus defined as ‘a person that has served in (a) and/or (b) a non-elective position inside the party administration of patronaged position in another organisation, i.e. the political functionary’.; To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize; to patronise; to support; to keep going
Most public establishments catered to Blacks, and Whites actively patronaged some black-owned businesses (Martin 1982, 6, 9–11; Slingsby 1980, 31–32).; Customers collectively; clientele; business
The restaurant had an upper class patronage.; The people who ride a form of transportation. i.e. The customers or clientele of that form of transportation. Synonym of ridership; The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship
His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.; A communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient; condescension; disdain; {n} support, protection, donation; (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support support by being a patron of; The practice of awarding government jobs to political supporters and friends; customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"; The right of nomination to political office; also, the offices, contracts, honors, etc; Business custom; Patronage is the support and money given by someone to a person or a group such as a charity. government patronage of the arts in Europe = sponsorship; The business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; trade; the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"; the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"; {i} sponsorship; support; clientele; (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support; The resources available to higher officials, usually opportunities to make partisan appointments to offices and to confer grants, licenses, or special favors to supporters; Procedure whereby government jobs are given to supporters of the winning party; support by being a patron of; The people who ride a form of transportation. Synonym of ridership; which a public officer may bestow by favor; To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend; be a regular customer or client of; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"; Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care; The right of presentation to church or ecclesiastical benefice; advowson; FranÃ§ais : ClientÃ¨le Deutsch : Kundschaft, FahrgÃ¤ste; Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of letters; patronage given to an author; Jobs, contracts, or favors given to political friends and allies; a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient