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.

Derivatives

clientelistic adjective

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