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  2. Patronage - Wikipedia

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    From the ancient world onward, patronage of the arts was important in art history.It is known in greatest detail in reference to medieval and Renaissance Europe, though patronage can also be traced in feudal Japan, the traditional Southeast Asian kingdoms, and elsewhere—art patronage tended to arise wherever a royal or imperial system and an aristocracy dominated a society and controlled a ...

  3. Spoils system - Wikipedia

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    In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (), and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded or promoted on the basis of some ...

  4. Patronage (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Patronage is the support, encouragement, privilege, or financial aid that an organization or individual bestows to another. Patronage may also refer to: Patronage (transportation) or ridership, a statistical quantity of passengers; Patronage, an 1814 novel by Maria Edgeworth; Spoils system or patronage system

  5. Patron (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Advowson, by which in the Church of England the patron of a benefice has the right to nominate a parish priest to fill a vacancy; Ius patronatus, a right of patronage in the Roman Catholic Church; Patronage (disambiguation) Pattern, type of theme of recurring events or objects

  6. Royal court - Wikipedia

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    The Sikh 'Court of Lahore'.. A royal household is the highest-ranking example of patronage.A regent or viceroy may hold court during the minority or absence of the hereditary ruler, and even an elected head of state may develop a court-like entourage of unofficial, personally-chosen advisers and "companions".

  7. Advowson - Wikipedia

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    Advowson (/ ə d ˈ v aʊ z ən /) [1] or patronage is the right in English law of a patron (avowee) to present to the diocesan bishop (or in some cases the ordinary if not the same person) a nominee for appointment to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice or church living, a process known as presentation (jus praesentandi, Latin: "the right of presenting").

  8. 6 of the best and 6 of the worst Christmas movies on Netflix ...

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    Business Insider has rounded up what critics say are the best and worst Christmas movies on Netflix. It is the time of year when many turn to Christmas and holiday movies to get them through the ...

  9. Vote buying - Wikipedia

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    Vote buying (also referred to as electoral clientelism and patronage politics) occurs when a political party or candidate distributes money or resources to a voter in an upcoming election with the expectation that the voter votes for the actor handing out monetary rewards. [1]