nonpatronage

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ patronage.

Adjective

nonpatronage (not comparable)

1. Not patronage, or not related to patronage.
   • 1967, Political Parties in Western Democracies‎^[1], →ISBN, page 123:

     And, it may be granted, the membership, as often in Europe, is recruited on a nonpatronage basis and on a large enough scale so as to go well beyond the limited ranks of potential candidates for elective office.

   • 1988 November 25, David Moberg, “One Year Without Washington”, in Chicago Reader:

     "A lot of people in the black community don't have a feel for progressive versus nonprogressive government or patronage versus nonpatronage or fiscal conservatism versus free spending.

Noun

nonpatronage (uncountable)

1. Failure to patronize a business.
   • 1983, An Assessment of maritime trade and technology.‎^[2], →ISBN, page 157:

     A third practice outlawed is discrimination against shippers as punishment for nonpatronage.