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Words related to patronage
pa·tron·age
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client
A client of a professional person or organization is a person or company that receives a service from them in return for payment. -
-age
indicating a collection, set, or group -
aegis
sponsorship or protection; auspices (esp in the phrase under the aegis of) -
civil service
The Civil Service of a country consists of its government departments and all the people who work in them. In many countries, the departments concerned with military and legal affairs are not part of the Civil Service. -
cooperative store
a retail store owned and managed by consumer-customers who supply the capital and share in the profits by patronage dividends. -
merit system
a system or policy whereby people are promoted or rewarded on the basis of ability and achievement rather than because of seniority, quotas, patronage, or the like.