Meanings
adjectiveantipatronage (not comparable)
- not comparablegovernmentOpposing 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
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APA
antipatronage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipatronage
MLA
“antipatronage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipatronage. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antipatronage,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antipatronage.
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