Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of patronizing; patronage. Also spelled
patronisation .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun rare The act of patronizing; patronage; support.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun
patronizing behaviour or talk
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Examples
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This type of smarm and patronization is how the democrats alienate the middle class and will ultimately lose the next election for them.
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Men can smell patronization quicker than their own dirty socks.
Brady Boyd: The NFL, Disrespect And The Men Of Our Church Brady Boyd 2011
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Setting aside the repeated knee-jerk patronization, in fact, I was not assigning you positions.
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If I told you I really liked your story, it wasn't just patronization.
WIPs Wednesday and Stories that will Blow Your Mind wendigomountain 2009
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Let us encourage one another for pursuing our own ideas and growing as a whole, and leave the petty ribbing, superiority and patronization for the hallways of your local high school.
Steamed at this Punk Lou Anders 2010
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Men can smell patronization quicker than their own dirty socks.
Brady Boyd: The NFL, Disrespect And The Men Of Our Church Brady Boyd 2011
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Everyone is working out the line between encouragement and patronization.
Hope Unseen Captain Scott M. Smiley 2010
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Everyone is working out the line between encouragement and patronization.
Hope Unseen Captain Scott M. Smiley 2010
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And before directing someone to do something on a national or international front, it might serve to imagine the child's sassy retort, "Who made you the boss of me?" to help weed out any hint of condescension or patronization in the message.
Colleen Turner: Best Communications Practices for Making a World of Difference 2009
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Last I checked, North Carolina is about 25 percent Af Am. But thanks for your patronization of a significant portion of the base.
SurveyUSA: Obama Up By 8 Points In North Carolina Primary 2009
jwjarvis commented on the word patronization
The discernment of lodge patients was exemplified by their selective patronization of medical services.
September 14, 2010