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antipatronage

antipatronage adjective: opposing or seeking to prohibit political patronage.

Adjective

antipatronage (not comparable)

  1. Opposing or seeking to prohibit political patronage
    • A series of antipatronage court rulings had loosened his hold over city workers; demographically, his ward was becoming more like a north lakefront district.1999 December 24, Ben Joravsky, “Looking Out For Number Two”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of antipatronage

From anti- + patronage.

Questions about antipatronage

What does antipatronage mean?
Antipatronage means opposing or seeking to prohibit political patronage.
What part of speech is antipatronage?
Antipatronage is an adjective.

Words near antipatronage in the dictionary

  1. antipatriarchy
  2. antipatriot
  3. antipatriotic
  4. antipatriotism
  5. antipatriots
  6. antipatronage
  7. antipattern
  8. antipatterns
  9. Antipaxos
  10. antipeace
  11. antipeasant

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