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In some countries the term is used to describe [[political]] patronage, which is the use of [[state]] [[resources]] to reward [[individuals]] for their electoral [[support]]. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian [[tradition]] of allowing the Prime Minister to appoint the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the [[political]] party of the Prime Minister. As well, the term may refer to a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption corruption] or favoritism in which a party in power rewards [[groups]], [[families]], ethnicities for their electoral support using illegal gifts or fraudulently-awarded appointments or [[government]] contracts.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron]
In some countries the term is used to describe [[political]] patronage, which is the use of [[state]] [[resources]] to reward [[individuals]] for their electoral [[support]]. Some patronage systems are legal, as in the Canadian [[tradition]] of allowing the Prime Minister to appoint the heads of a number of commissions and agencies; in many cases, these appointments go to people who have supported the [[political]] party of the Prime Minister. As well, the term may refer to a type of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_corruption corruption] or favoritism in which a party in power rewards [[groups]], [[families]], ethnicities for their electoral support using illegal gifts or fraudulently-awarded appointments or [[government]] contracts.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patron]
==See also==
*'''''[[Benefactor]]'''''
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[[Category: General Reference]]
