patronage -
(politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support
social control control exerted (actively or passively) by group action
political science,
government,
politics the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
patronage -
the act of providing approval and support; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"
derogation,
disparagement,
depreciation (law) the partial taking away of the effectiveness of a law; a partial repeal or abolition of a law; "any derogation of the common law is to be strictly construed"
patronage -
customers collectively; "they have an upper class clientele"
Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. In the history of art, arts patronage refers to the support that kings or popes have provided to musicians, painters, and sculptors. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given to a store by a regular customer, and the guardianship of saints.
