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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   patronage

   • IPA[ˈpatrənəj]

   美式

   • n.
     the support given by a patron；the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges

   • noun: patronage

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. the support given by a patron the arts could no longer depend on private patronage 同義詞 sponsorship, backing, funding, financing, philanthropy, ... 更多promotion, furtherance, help, aid, assistance, support, guaranty, encouragement, championship, advocacy, defense, protection, guardianship, aegis, auspices
   • 2. the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges recruits are selected on merit, not through political patronage 同義詞 power of appointment, right of appointment, favoritism, nepotism, partisanship, ... 更多partiality, preferential treatment, the old boy network
   • 3. a patronizing or condescending manner a twang of self-satisfaction—even patronage—about him 同義詞 condescension, patronizing, deigning, stooping, disdain, ... 更多disrespect, scorn, contempt, mockery, snobbery, snobbishness, rarepatronization
   • 4. the regular business given to a store, restaurant, or public service by a person or group the direct train link was ending because of poor patronage 同義詞 custom, trade, business, commerce, trafficking, ... 更多shopping, buying, purchasing
   • 5. (in ancient Rome) the rights and duties or the position of a patron.