Sentences with phrase «patronage fiefdom»
The park district has been viewed for so long as Kelly «s patronage fiefdom — with an estimated 1,000 Democratic precinct captains on its payroll
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The coming elections in 2016 and 2017 present the very real danger of irrelevance and ultimately extinction for the party, especially if the SNP can gain local government fiefdoms like Glasgow, which act as centres for political patronage.
«I understand you're all political fiefdoms and little patronage mills.