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POLITICAL PATRONAGE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Political Systems
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Personnel Management (General)
OBS

In a pejorative sense, political patronage usually refers to discretionary acts, without reference to merit and competition; these are performed - by the Government of the day - as a reward for past service or an incentive for future service, according to the Language of Canadian Politics, 1980, by John McMenemy.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Régimes politiques
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
OBS

L'emploi que l'on fait du mot «patronage» en politique au sens de favoritisme ou de népotisme est un anglicisme Le népotisme est une forme de favoritisme à l'endroit des membres de sa famille.

Spanish

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