clientelism
clientelism · clientelisms
A political system based on personal relations rather than personal meritsA political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From clientele + -ism.From clientele + -ism.
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Forms
plural: clientelisms| Singular | clientelism |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedclientism
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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