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clientelismo.

patronage (the practice of granting favours in return for political support)

12 characters4 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/kli.ẽ.teˈliz.mu/Brazil/kljẽ.teˈliz.mu/Brazil/kli.ẽ.teˈliʒ.mu/Rio-de-Janeiro/kljẽ.teˈliʒ.mu/Rio-de-Janeiro

  1. patronage (the practice of granting favours in return for political support)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Portuguese clientela Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)bor. Latin -ismuslbor. Portuguese -ismo Portuguese clientelismo From clientela + -ismo.

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