How to pronounce“patronage”in English
nounpresidential election. He begins to shape the Russian state to his vision.
Patronage and corruption remain some of his key tools, but he quickly suppresses the oligarchs under his rule. Those that support Putin are rewarded, those that
don't are eliminated. "Well once Russia's richest man, imprisoned Kremlin critic and former oil magnate, Mikhail Khodorkovsky was sentenced to 14 years
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Definitions of “patronage”
The act of providing approval and support; backing; championship.
“His vigorous patronage of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives.”
Customers collectively; clientele; business.
“The restaurant had an upper-class patronage.”
To support by being a patron of.
“Mingdi continued the policy of his father who had patronaged Confucian learning.”
To be a regular customer or client of; to patronize
“This house is largely patronaged by the professors and students of many of the Educational Institutions of New England and the Middle States; and all perons visiting New York, either for business or pleasure, will find this an excellent place at which to stop.”
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