political patronage

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliticalandpatronage

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political
adjective
uk
/pəˈlɪt.ɪ.kəl/us
/pəˈlɪt̬.ə.kəl/
relating ...
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patronage
noun[U]
uk
/ˈpæt.rə.nɪdʒ/us
/ˈpæt.rə.nɪdʒ/
the support given to an organization ...
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(Definition ofpoliticalandpatronagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Publishers can support their media with three basic kinds of revenue:politicalpatronagefrom a politician or party, government subsidies, or advertising.
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If parliament can be made effective and functional it would suggest means for disrupting the ways bureaucrats gain unduly throughpoliticalpatronage.
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Emergency measures to distribute food to the needy have been undermined by widespread corruption andpoliticalpatronage.
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A prime function of this resource has been the ability to buypoliticalpatronage, legitimacy, and time.
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This explanation derives from the recognition that public service provision represents an important source ofpoliticalpatronagefor incumbents.
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Whenever such an economic structure did emerge, it never constituted a viable political alternative, as it was either constituted by foreigners or highly dependent onpoliticalpatronage.
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These men participated in a common patronage system, the system that rewarded literary talent withpoliticalpatronagein the form of government work, whether bureaucratic, diplomatic or journalistic.
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The political system was thus heavily geared towards pressing politicians and political parties to control and use banks and other financial firms as an important source ofpoliticalpatronage.
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That adds to the power of the party machine, which undermines democracy and creates enormous areas ofpoliticalpatronage.
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It does to some extent limit the extent to which, among other things,politicalpatronagemay or may not be exercised.
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But there is no criticism ofpoliticalpatronagein either of those appointments.
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A power of appointment without control becomespoliticalpatronageand serves only to demolish the broad alliance that it has taken so long to cement.
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It is clearly an indication ofpoliticalpatronage.
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We should then get rid of all thepoliticalpatronage.
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That may have been fiction, but it is an indication of the depths to whichpoliticalpatronagehas dropped.
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That is a way to expandpoliticalpatronageat the expense of the original good causes.
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I, too, wish to voice my opinion upon the question ofpoliticalpatronage.
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It would therefore seem important that the process whereby the independent element is appointed should itself be independent ofpoliticalpatronage.
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