Vocabulary
Patronage
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
the support given by a patron.
Urdu meaning
سرپرستی، دستگیری، حفاظت
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Its politics exhibits dynastic patronage, sleaze and ineptitude, given Zia`s ability to shape politics much more than Ayub and the global loss of ideology since then.
- Patronage politics is in decline given rising awareness, more so in Punjab and KP.
- This trend may hasten as the key new dynasts, Crown Princess Maryam and Crown Prince Bilawal, seemingly lack the guile needed for patronage politics.
- Populism fails, too, like patronage politics.
- But unlike progressive and patronage politics, it doesn`t need to invest vast resources in local progressiveor patronage networks and wins just by provoking rage via social media.
Synonyms
sponsorship, backing, funding, financing, philanthropy, promotion, furtherance, help,
Antonyms
attack, blockage, discouragement
Curator example
“the arts could no longer depend on private patronage”
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