| patronage | | |
| n. (act) | 1. backing, backup, championship, patronage | the act of providing approval and support.; "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives" |
| ~ approval, approving, blessing | the formal act of approving.; "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person" |
| n. (group) | 2. business, clientele, patronage | customers collectively.; "they have an upper class clientele" |
| ~ people | (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively.; "old people"; "there were at least 200 people in the audience" |
| n. (communication) | 3. condescension, disdain, patronage | a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient. |
| ~ derogation, disparagement, depreciation | a communication that belittles somebody or something. |
| n. (act) | 4. patronage | (politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support. |
| ~ social control | control exerted (actively or passively) by group action. |
| ~ nomenklatura | the system of patronage in communist countries; controlled by committees in the Communist Party. |
| ~ political science, politics, government | the study of government of states and other political units. |
| n. (act) | 5. patronage, trade | the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers.; "even before noon there was a considerable patronage" |
| ~ business | the volume of commercial activity.; "business is good today"; "show me where the business was today" |
| ~ custom | habitual patronage.; "I have given this tailor my custom for many years" |
| v. (consumption) | 6. patronage | support by being a patron of. |
| ~ maintain, sustain, keep | supply with necessities and support.; "She alone sustained her family"; "The money will sustain our good cause"; "There's little to earn and many to keep" |
| v. (communication) | 7. keep going, patronage, patronise, patronize, support | be a regular customer or client of.; "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could" |
| ~ nurture, foster | help develop, help grow.; "nurture his talents" |
| ~ keep going, run on | continue uninterrupted.; "The disease will run on unchecked"; "The party kept going until 4 A.M." |
| patronize | | |
| v. (possession) | 1. patronise, patronize, sponsor | assume sponsorship of. |
| ~ support | support materially or financially.; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college" |
| ~ cosponsor | sponsor together with another sponsor. |
| v. (social) | 2. buy at, frequent, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor | do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of. |
| ~ back up, support | give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to.; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up" |
| v. (communication) | 3. condescend, patronise, patronize | treat condescendingly. |
| ~ stoop to | make concessions to. |
| ~ interact | act together or towards others or with others.; "He should interact more with his colleagues" |
| rebel | | |
| n. (person) | 1. greyback, johnny, johnny reb, reb, rebel | `Johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; `greyback' derived from their grey Confederate uniforms. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ confederate soldier | a soldier in the Army of the Confederacy during the American Civil War. |
| n. (person) | 2. freedom fighter, insurgent, insurrectionist, rebel | a person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions). |
| ~ mutineer | someone who is openly rebellious and refuses to obey authorities (especially seamen or soldiers). |
| ~ crusader, meliorist, reformer, reformist, social reformer | a disputant who advocates reform. |
| ~ revolutionary, revolutionist, subversive, subverter | a radical supporter of political or social revolution. |
| ~ young turk | a member of one or more of the insurgent groups in Turkey in the late 19th century who rebelled against the absolutism of Ottoman rule. |
| ~ nat turner, turner | United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia; he was captured and executed (1800-1831). |
| ~ denmark vesey, vesey | United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822). |
| ~ sir william wallace, wallace | Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305). |
| n. (person) | 3. maverick, rebel | someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action. |
| ~ recusant, nonconformist | someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct. |
| v. (social) | 4. arise, rebel, rise, rise up | take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance. |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| ~ revolt | make revolution.; "The people revolted when bread prices tripled again" |
| ~ mutiny | engage in a mutiny against an authority. |
| v. (social) | 5. rebel, renegade | break with established customs. |
| ~ dissent, protest, resist | express opposition through action or words.; "dissent to the laws of the country" |
| habitue | | |
| n. (person) | 1. fixture, habitue, regular | a regular patron.; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" |
| ~ frequenter, patron | a regular customer. |
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