1
as in sponsorship
the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking
a symphony orchestra that had long relied upon the patronage of the city's moneyed old guard
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as in business
transactions or economic support provided by customers
he refuses to give his patronage to any corporation that is not socially conscious
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Recent Examples of patronage
The Trump administration wants the firings challenged to get the Supreme Court to hold that the president can fire anyone within the executive branch, stripping civil servants of protections fundamentally designed to fight patronage and graft.
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Costly and complex overhaul Macron said that a new entrance for the Louvre will be created near the Seine by 2031, to be financed by ticket sales, patronage and licensing money from the museum’s Abu Dhabi branch.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Jean-Paul Claverie, an adviser to business titan Bernard Arnault and director of patronage for the French luxury conglomerate, was elevated to commander on the list of the French Ministry of Culture, as was philanthropist and collector Maryvonne Pinault, the wife of luxury chief François Pinault.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 18 Jan. 2025
Blame the palace March 22, 2024 The announcement of Catherine’s patronage was made Tuesday during her visit to the Royal Marsden’s hospital in Chelsea.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 30 Jan. 2025
Costly and complex overhaul Macron said that a new entrance for the Louvre will be created near the Seine by 2031, to be financed by ticket sales, patronage and licensing money from the museum’s Abu Dhabi branch.
—Sylvie Corbet, Chicago Tribune, 28 Jan. 2025
Jean-Paul Claverie, an adviser to business titan Bernard Arnault and director of patronage for the French luxury conglomerate, was elevated to commander on the list of the French Ministry of Culture, as was philanthropist and collector Maryvonne Pinault, the wife of luxury chief François Pinault.
—Lily Templeton, WWD, 18 Jan. 2025
Blame the palace March 22, 2024 The announcement of Catherine’s patronage was made Tuesday during her visit to the Royal Marsden’s hospital in Chelsea.
—Nardine Saad, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Patronage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/patronage. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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