Nonpatronage
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Nonpatronage is an adjective meaning Not patronage, or not related to patronage.
Meaning
Not patronage, or not related to patronage.
More Meanings
- Failure to patronize a business.
Example Sentences
A third practice outlawed is discrimination against shippers as punishment for nonpatronage.
"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.
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.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unpatronized, nonpatronizing, nonpaternity, nonreferral, unpatronised, unpatronizable.
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