patronage 4
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Hypernym
social control 1
noun
control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
Domain_of_synset_-_TOPIC
politics 2
noun
the study of government of states and other political units
EnglishDerivationally related form
patronage 1
verb
support by being a patron of
Hyponym
nomenklatura 1
noun
the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
politics 2
noun
the study of government of states and other political units
