clientelism

English

Etymology

clientele +‎ -ism

Noun

clientelism (countable and uncountable, plural clientelisms)

1. A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.

Related terms

• clientism

Translations

a political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 侍從主義／侍从主义, 侍从主义, 庇护主义, 庇護主義／庇护主义

• Czech: klientelismus m
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• French: clientélisme (fr)
• Italian: clientelismo (it)
• Swedish: klientelism c, svågerpolitik c, vänskapskorruption c

Further reading

• “clientelism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.