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clientelism

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clientelism

Summary

clientelism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (806 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • client is named after clientelism[2].
  • clientelism is a type of electoral fraud[3].
  • clientelism's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[4].
  • clientelism's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[5].
  • clientelism's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[6].
  • clientelism's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[7].
  • clientelism's different from is recorded as client[8].
  • clientelism's different from is recorded as patronage in ancient Rome[9].

Body

Definition and Type

clientelism is a type of electoral fraud[3].

Origins

client is named after clientelism[2].

Why It Matters

clientelism ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (806 views/month).[1] clientelism has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] clientelism is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). clientelism. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/clientelism
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_clientelism_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{clientelism}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/clientelism}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → electoral fraud
    Different from → client, patronage in ancient Rome
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529561105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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