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clientelism

UK[klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩]US[klaɪ.ənˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩]

clientelism noun: a political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.

Noun

clientelism (countable and uncountable, plural clientelisms)

  1. A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.

clientelism meaning in Tamil

clientelism in Tamil

வாடிக்கையாளர் சார்பியம்

Forms of clientelism

pluralclientelisms

Origin of clientelism

From clientele + -ism.

Questions about clientelism

What does clientelism mean?
Clientelism means a political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
What is clientelism in Tamil?
Clientelism in Tamil is வாடிக்கையாளர் சார்பியம். See Clientelism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is clientelism?
Clientelism is a noun.
How do you pronounce clientelism?
Clientelism is pronounced [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩] (UK).
What is the plural of clientelism?
The plural of clientelism is clientelisms.

Words near clientelism in the dictionary

  1. clientele
  2. clientele effect
  3. clientele effects
  4. clienteles
  5. clienteling
  6. clientelism
  7. clientelisms
  8. clientelist
  9. clientelistic
  10. clientelists
  11. clientess

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Adapted from Wiktionary: clientelism (page history and authors); clientelism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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