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S: (n) backing (backing%1:04:00::), backup (backup%1:04:00::), championship (championship%1:04:00::), patronage (patronage%1:04:00::) (the act of providing approval and support) "his vigorous backing of the conservatives got him in trouble with progressives"

S: (n) blessing (blessing%1:04:01::), approval (approval%1:04:02::), approving (approving%1:04:00::) (the formal act of approving) "he gave the project his blessing"; "his decision merited the approval of any sensible person"

S: (n) support (support%1:04:00::) (aiding the cause or policy or interests of) "the president no longer has the support of his own party"; "they developed a scheme of mutual support"

S: (n) aid (aid%1:04:00::), assist (assist%1:04:01::), assistance (assistance%1:04:00::), help (help%1:04:00::) (the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose) "he gave me an assist with the housework"; "could not walk without assistance"; "rescue party went to their aid"; "offered his help in unloading"

S: (n) activity (activity%1:04:00::) (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"

S: (n) act (act%1:03:00::), deed (deed%1:03:00::), human action (human_action%1:03:00::), human activity (human_activity%1:03:00::) (something that people do or cause to happen)

S: (n) event (event%1:03:00::) (something that happens at a given place and time)

S: (n) psychological feature (psychological_feature%1:03:00::) (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)

S: (n) abstraction (abstraction%1:03:00::), abstract entity (abstract_entity%1:03:00::) (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)

S: (n) entity (entity%1:03:00::) (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (n) clientele (clientele%1:14:00::), patronage (patronage%1:14:00::), business (business%1:14:01::) (customers collectively) "they have an upper class clientele"
S: (n) condescension (condescension%1:10:00::), disdain (disdain%1:10:00::), patronage (patronage%1:10:00::) (a communication that indicates lack of respect by patronizing the recipient)
S: (n) patronage (patronage%1:04:01::) ((politics) granting favors or giving contracts or making appointments to office in return for political support)
S: (n) trade (trade%1:04:01::), patronage (patronage%1:04:02::) (the business given to a commercial establishment by its customers) "even before noon there was a considerable patronage"

S: (v) patronage (patronage%2:34:00::) (support by being a patron of)
S: (v) patronize (patronize%2:32:00::), patronise (patronise%2:32:00::), patronage (patronage%2:32:00::), support (support%2:32:02::), keep going (keep_going%2:32:00::) (be a regular customer or client of) "We patronize this store"; "Our sponsor kept our art studio going for as long as he could"