clientelistic
- adjective
- /ˌklaɪənˈtɛlɪstɪk/
- Specialized
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clientelista
- In regions where politics is influenced by clientelistic relationships, voters often receive direct benefits in exchange for their support.
- clientelistic politics
- clientelistic practices
- clientelistic relationships
Examples
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The government implemented clientelistic practices to secure votes from key demographics.
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Many analysts argue that the rise of clientelistic systems undermines democratic governance by prioritizing personal favors over public policy.
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Clientelistic integration of the lower classes into the political system is a widely used mechanism to achieve this.
Academic text (1992) -
There are elections, but they are contests between corrupt, clientelistic parties.
Academic text (2008) -
The earlier forms of representation had been corporatist and clientelistic.
Academic text (1999) -
In the past, clientelistic institutions integrated the foreigner into Arab society.
Academic text (1995) -
Others concluded that it strengthened the clientelistic networks of regimes.
Academic text (2013) -
The Shiite-dominated Iraqi government might also find itself forced deeper into a clientelistic relationship with Iran.
Academic text (2006) -
Although some critics have called these programs clientelistic, they are simply responding to long-ignored needs and building much-needed human capital in Venezuela.
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Thus, Venezuelan civil society was also organized along party lines, with ideological adherence leading to successful clientelistic relationships for the party faithful.
Academic text (1998)
Synonyms
Relating to a system where leaders give goods or jobs to get votes
Relating to giving public jobs or money to political supporters
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Clientelistic comes from the common word client, which goes back to the Latin cliens meaning 'dependent' or 'follower', and to the idea of a patron who 'gives favors' to supporters. So clientelistic describes a system where people trade goods, jobs, or help for political support instead of using fair rules.
