Meanings
- not comparableNot patronage, or not related to patronage.
"A lot of people in the black community don't have a feel for progressive versus nonprogressive government or patronage versus nonpatronage or fiscal conservatism versus free spending.
1988 November 25, David Moberg, “One Year Without Washington”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
And, it may be granted, the membership, as often in Europe, is recruited on a nonpatronage basis and on a large enough scale so as to go well beyond the limited ranks of potential candidates for elective office.
1967, Political Parties in Western Democracies, →ISBN, page 123
- uncountableFailure to patronize a business.
A third practice outlawed is discrimination against shippers as punishment for nonpatronage.
1983, An Assessment of maritime trade and technology., →ISBN, page 157
Origin
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nonpatronage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonpatronage
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