Patronage — is the support, encouragement, privilege and often financial aid given by a person or an organization. It can also refer to the right of bestowing offices or church benefices, the business given by a regular customer, and the guardianship of… … Wikipedia
system — systemless, adj. /sis teuhm/, n. 1. an assemblage or combination of things or parts forming a complex or unitary whole: a mountain system; a railroad system. 2. any assemblage or set of correlated members: a system of currency; a system of… … Universalium
patronage — pat‧ron‧age [ˈpætrənɪdʒ] noun [uncountable] 1. COMMERCE the support a customer gives a shop, restaurant etc by spending money there: • What will prevent the customer from shifting his patronage to someone else? 2. the support given to an… … Financial and business terms
system — n. group of items serving a common purpose 1) an air conditioning; amplifying; brake; data processing; filing; guidance; heating; highway (AE), motorway (BE), road; intercommunication; life support; number; public address; railroad (AE), railway… … Combinatory dictionary
Patronage (transportation) — In transportation, patronage or ridership is a type of forecasting or statistic for studying the average quantity of passengers carried per certain time in a mode of public transit system. The concept should not be confused with the maximum… … Wikipedia
patronage — Synonyms and related words: abetment, administration, advocacy, advocating, advocation, aegis, aid, auspices, backing, benefaction, bias, boosting, business, care, carriage trade, certificate of character, championship, character, character… … Moby Thesaurus
patronage — pat|ron|age [ˈpætrənıdʒ US ˈpeı , ˈpæ ] n [U] 1.) the support, especially financial support, that is given to an organization or activity by a patron 2.) AmE formal the support that you give a particular shop, restaurant etc by buying their goods … Dictionary of contemporary English
patronage — noun (U) 1 the support, especially financial support, that is given to an organization or activity by a patron 2 AmE the support that you give a particular shop, restaurant etc by buying their goods or using their services; custom (3) BrE: Thank… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Second Party System — The Second Party System is a term of periodization used by historians and political scientists to name the political system existing in the United States from about 1837 to 1852. The system was characterized by rapidly rising levels of voter… … Wikipedia
spoils system — the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes. [1830 40, Amer.] * * * or patronage system In U.S. politics, the practice by political parties… … Universalium
