Marshall tried to avoid becoming directly involved in the patronage system.

It's a huge patronage system that has spread the wealth around.

The decision remains an important factor in the state's patronage system.

Government authorities also financially supported writers under a patronage system.

Half the men signed on under a patronage system.

He was tried on corruption charges in 1928 over his state's Republican patronage system.

"It's become a patronage system in which people reward friends," he said.

The patronage system also financed the early travels of the Mozart family.

He also played a central role in the patronage system of the Republic.

The investigation later widened to include more aspects of the city's patronage system.