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patronage Noun

— Patronage is money and aid given to support a person or an organization.

patronage

— noun (= backing) the act of providing approval and support his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives — noun (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support — verb support by being a patron of — noun the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers even before noon there was a considerable patronage — noun (= clientele) customers collectively they have an upper class clientele — noun (= condescension) a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient — verb (= patronize, patronise) be a regular customer or client of We patronize this store Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could

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patronage English » English

support protection favour backing favor clientele sponsorship help trade sponsoring contribution condescension championship backup assistance aid subvention shield second safeguard patronize patronise keep going influence guardianship disdain care business benefaction auspices advocacy ward underwrite underpin underlay undergird trusteeship truss trellis sustentation supporting succour succor subvent subsidize subsidise stoop to stick by stick stand by

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Simple sentences

We really thank you for your patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

Movie subtitles

Come, my good man. Give me service, or I'll take my patronage elsewhere.

Mr. Wynand's patronage will help you much more.

I don't care for that kind of patronage!

I see no reason to deny the other half my patronage.

I am deeply honored by his majesty's patronage.

The Doctor's reputation is such that under his patronage I agreed to do it,.but if he is not here, it's. it's impossible.

And some don't even solicit the patronage of infants in their late 90s.

If you fail this to do, we take from you our patronage, banish you from our Court, and let your enemies fall upon you.

They have our patronage.

If Your holiness chooses Father TeIemond you will be lending patronage and authority to an unsuitable person.

Converted into a ghetto under their noble patronage!

We thank you for your patronage. and sincerely hope that you have enjoyed your flight. Thank you.

What did you think about endingthe ministerial patronage?

Itwould've meant Government patronage on junior staff.

Long live Asia under the powerful patronage of the king!

I don't care for that kind of patronage.

Mesdames. we are very honoured by your distinguished patronage.

Horrible! He'll do anything to get the dowry and the political patronage.

Do come again, Mr. Doolittle. We value your patronage always.

We thank you for your patronage and sincerely hope you enjoyed your flight.

Yes, I can get you the tickets,.but then they'll accuse me of patronage.

Thank you for your patronage.

The man, after offering various thanks and pleasantries. admitted that with sufficient patronage he probably could.

Why not enjoy our patronage?

You know the prospects for someone not of noble birth. without patronage or wealth.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is the Kohoku Bus. Thank you for your patronage.

All brought into this world under the patronage of the Mothers' Aid institution which assists mothers.

We value your patronage always.

He has ruined our system of bribes and patronage.

To complete these works in a style worthy of this great museum has been a costly undertaking and one we could never have contemplated without the generous patronage of the late Lord Greystoke.

I'll take you under my patronage.

For some it is performance, for others patronage, they are two sides of the same coin. or being as there are so many of us the same side of two coins.

Barely escape under the patronage of the Russian Emperor.

Especially one so fortunate as to enjoy the condescension and patronage of Lady Catherine.

We wish to thank our passengers for their patronage.

Thank you, brother, for your patronage.

News and current affairs

So it exploits China's goodwill and national-security concerns, and even regards Chinese patronage as its due.

Why do Afghans perceive as illegitimate a government put in place by an agreement to which all factions assented, a government that was confirmed by a duly constituted National Assembly (Loya Jirga) held under international patronage?

To an amazing extent, he reached out to experts in many areas, choosing professionals of impeccable reputations for probity and accomplishment, rather than politicians eager for patronage.

America's subsequent patronage of Israel had less to do with evangelical passion for the Holy Land, or a spontaneous love for the Jewish people, than with the Cold War.

Both the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army could survive without US patronage.

The reciprocal low-level violence between Hamas and Fatah is simply a struggle fueled by greed and patronage.

We don't need your patronage or your support.

This perpetuates politics, even democratic politics, as patronage.

As al-Saud political and economic control declines, and in the absence of democratic reforms, the regime's policy seems certain to shift from patronage to repression.

Since Abdullah became king in August 2005, high oil prices have sustained the old system of patronage, paying people for silence and stifling any initiative for change.

It will invariably recycle retired and failed politicians and be a way station for vast patronage.

Renaissance Florence depended on the patronage of the Medici.

If Qatar fails to use its resources wisely, it may lose the legitimacy that it needs to underpin its patronage.

If anything, China has proven that a country can blend control, coercion, and patronage to stymie the Internet's politically liberalizing elements.

As a result, if the price of soy continues to fall, subsidies - a source of corruption and patronage - will be an increasingly heavy burden for public spending.

The widespread belief among micro-financiers is that the curbs were imposed not because the industry was exploitative, but because it offered an alternative to political patronage.

A similar bias arises from the occasional tendency to view political patronage elsewhere as being more corrupt than the same practices at home.

The idealism of India's freedom movement quickly evaporated after independence in the face of the opportunities for patronage that came with power.

As president, he treated it as a source of patronage, replacing its top officials with political cronies who had little experience in managing emergencies.

Privatisation of state assets has done much for the economy, but has also been used for patronage and empire building.

Such patronage extends to the military establishment itself.

Few Party officials really wanted to be troubled by the complexities of such calculations anyway, but either abided by them or paid them lip service, for the sake of maintaining patronage and seeking promotion.

There has also been political patronage bordering on parody, with one recent count putting the government's size at 244 ministers and secretaries of state.

Since then, and until the DPJ's victory in the 2008 upper-house election, Ozawa was almost always at the center of political battles against the LDP, building an effective political machine by making the most use of the art of patronage.

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