In New York, party leaders fill county election boards in what critics say is little more than a patronage system.

“纽约的党领导人给县选举委员会安排的人选就被批判者们说和裙带体系没什么两样。

Autocratic power dominated patronage systems as early as ancient Rome.

早在古罗马，专制权力就主导了赞助制度。