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patronage

/ patronage /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
Type of:
social control
Kinds of:
nomenklatura
Domain:
politics political science government
verb Sense 2
support by being a patron of
Type of:
sustain keep maintain
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 3
the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers
"even before noon there was a considerable patronage"
Type of:
business
Kinds of:
custom
Derived:
patronize patronise support keep going
noun Sense 4
customers collectively
"they have an upper class clientele"
Type of:
people
Derived:
patronize patronise support keep going
noun Sense 5
a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient
Type of:
disparagement depreciation derogation
Derived:
patronize patronise condescend
verb Sense 6
be a regular customer or client of
"We patronize this store"
"Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"
Type of:
foster nurture
Derived:
patron sponsor supporter trade clientele
Verb group:
run on keep going
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 7
the act of providing approval and support
"his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
Type of:
blessing approval approving
Derived:
support back up second back endorse
Semantic Complexity
91%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
39
Times Searched
1
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social control nomenklatura sustain keep maintain business custom people disparagement depreciation derogation foster