What are some examples of patronage?

aegis, auspices, backing, encouragement, financing, sponsorship, subsidy, cronyism, advocacy, aid, assistance, benefaction, championship, grant, guardianship, help, promotion, protection, recommendation, support

• Rather, the substance of national partisan conflict largely had to do with competing tariff policy visions and how best to exploit political spoils and patronage.

• Meghan, a former TV actress, will also surrender her patronage of the National Theatre, bestowed to her by the queen, who herself had held the honor for 45 years.

• The palace spun the yanking of their patronages as something that must be done in accord with tradition, but stressed that there are no hard feelings.

• While the spots in those guides still very much deserve patronage, it’s worth looking at the Honolulu restaurants that are surviving and even thriving during this trying year.

• Back at Glenaan Station in New Zealand, Allbirds’ place in the market relative to more well known brands takes a back seat to the fact that its patronage allows the shepherd who supplies its wool to make impressive capital improvements to his farm.

• Barack Obama has shown America that crony corporatism, patronage politics, and limitless government know no party.

• Kate's patronage of the High Street is undoubtedly partly to blame.

• This is why Tocqueville puts such a stress on the perils of patronage.

• Tocqueville is not most concerned that corporate “dynasties of wealth” will seize control of the government through patronage.

• Lacking devoted patronage, there Telugu evolved into a spectacularly hideous argot.

• He was a weaver in humble life till his self-acquired attainments attracted patronage.

  The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell

• Coldriver did not know there was such a thing as inviting patronage by skillful display.

  Scattergood Baines|Clarence Budington Kelland

• It is now a city of fifty thousand and dates its rise from the patronage of royalty a century and a half ago.

  British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car|Thomas D. Murphy

• Mr. Nell, is an excellent man, and deserves the patronage of the public.

• Notwithstanding her popularity and patronage, she died in France in great obscurity and penury.

  The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell