patronage

patronage (pay-tr[schwa]-nij).

1. The giving of support, sponsorship, or protection.

2. All the customers of a business; clientele.

3. The power to appoint persons to governmental positions or to confer other political favors. — Also termed (in sense 3) political patronage. See SPOILS SYSTEM. [Cases: Officers and Public Employees 25. C.J.S. Officers and Public Employees § 36.]

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