CLIENTELISM Meaning of CLIENTELISM in English [ ˌkli:ɒn'tɛlɪz(ə)m ](also clientism 'klʌɪəntɪz(ə)m ) ■ noun a social order which depends on relations of patronage.Derivativesclientelistic adjective Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004