patronage 的定义
- the financial support or business provided to a store, hotel, or the like, by customers, clients, or paying guests.
- patrons collectively; clientele.
- the control of or power to make appointments to government jobs or the power to grant other political favors.
- offices, jobs, or other favors so controlled.
- the distribution of jobs and favors on a political basis, as to those who have supported one's party or political campaign.
- a condescending manner or attitude in granting favors, in dealing with people, etc.; condescension: an air of patronage toward his business subordinates.
- the position, encouragement, influence, or support of a patron, as toward an artist, institution, etc.
- the right of presentation to an ecclesiastical benefice; advowson.
patronage 近义词
business done at an establishment
patronage 的近义词 9 个
patronage 的反义词 6 个
support of a cause
condescension
patronage 的近义词 10 个
patronage 的反义词 7 个
更多patronage例句
- Rather, the substance of national partisan conflict largely had to do with competing tariff policy visions and how best to exploit political spoils and patronage.
- The palace spun the yanking of their patronages as something that must be done in accord with tradition, but stressed that there are no hard feelings.
- Meghan, a former TV actress, will also surrender her patronage of the National Theatre, bestowed to her by the queen, who herself had held the honor for 45 years.
- While the spots in those guides still very much deserve patronage, it’s worth looking at the Honolulu restaurants that are surviving and even thriving during this trying year.
- Back at Glenaan Station in New Zealand, Allbirds’ place in the market relative to more well known brands takes a back seat to the fact that its patronage allows the shepherd who supplies its wool to make impressive capital improvements to his farm.
- Barack Obama has shown America that crony corporatism, patronage politics, and limitless government know no party.
- Kate's patronage of the High Street is undoubtedly partly to blame.
- This is why Tocqueville puts such a stress on the perils of patronage.
- Tocqueville is not most concerned that corporate “dynasties of wealth” will seize control of the government through patronage.
- Lacking devoted patronage, there Telugu evolved into a spectacularly hideous argot.
- He was a weaver in humble life till his self-acquired attainments attracted patronage.
- Coldriver did not know there was such a thing as inviting patronage by skillful display.
- It is now a city of fifty thousand and dates its rise from the patronage of royalty a century and a half ago.
- Mr. Nell, is an excellent man, and deserves the patronage of the public.
- Notwithstanding her popularity and patronage, she died in France in great obscurity and penury.