What does nonpatronage mean?
Nonpatronage means Not patronage, or not related to patronage..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Not patronage, or not related to patronage..
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.
"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.
A third practice outlawed is discrimination against shippers as punishment for nonpatronage.
Use nonpatronage when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nonpatronage means Not patronage, or not related to patronage..
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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.
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