clientelism

English

Etymology

clientele +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩], [kliː.ɒnˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩]
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): [klaɪ.ənˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩], [klaɪ.n̩ˈtɛl.ɪ.zm̩]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): [klɑɪ.n̩ˈtel.ɪ.zm̩], [kliː.n̩ˈtel.ɪ.zm̩]

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, 庇护主义, 庇護主義／庇护主义

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

Further reading

• “clientelism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian clientelismo. By surface analysis, clientelă +‎ -ism.

Noun

clientelism n (uncountable)

1. clientelism

Declension

declension of clientelism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) clientelism	clientelismul
genitive/dative	(unui) clientelism	clientelismului
vocative	clientelismule