The phrase "accepted patronage" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where one refers to the acknowledgment or approval of support or sponsorship from individuals or organizations.
Example: "The gallery thrives on the accepted patronage of local art enthusiasts who contribute to its exhibitions."
Alternatives: "recognized support" or "acknowledged sponsorship."
The 12 commissioners need to exercise the power that is formally theirs — ending their recent tendency to be simply obedient assistants to the governors, passively accepting patronage appointments and whatever actions fit a governor's short-term political needs.
What is more, say the Americans, Shias are loyal not just to their religious figures; they also pay homage to tribal sheikhs, who may be readier to accept patronage and power from the Americans.Yet if Mr Bremer once again defers to the ayatollah he risks alienating many of America's other, increasingly nervous, Iraqi allies.
Goodwill doesn't just accept your patronage; they encourage it.
But anyone with ambition had to accept the patronage of the army, which had ruled the country for most of its existence since independence in 1947.
Even as Africa's middle class grows, it faces an uncertain future — contending, much like Europe before the French Revolution, with ineffective government, poor health care and a culture accepting of patronage, corruption and a thriving underground economy.
In 1785, when both Clementina and the infante died, the king granted him a pension of 12,000 reals, after which he was free to accept the patronage of (among others) Frederick William II of Prussia, who was an amateur cellist and well acquainted with Boccherini's music.
The "uber-Blairites" have either abdicated or accepted Brown's patronage.
Conan O'Brien accepted an honorary patronage from Trinity College Dublin's Philosophical Society over the weekend, and while there, delivered an hour-long address to the young people of his mother country.
In 1737 she was proclaimed patroness of Mexico City, and in 1746 her patronage was accepted by all the territories of New Spain, which included part of present-day California as well as Mexico and regions as far south as Guatemala and El Salvador.
So, why hasn't Saboor accepted his place in the patronage system?
While Laura Chinchilla, who suffered the most gender-specific attacks, being younger and attractive, was accepted as the chosen one because of the patronage of former president Oscar Arias.
