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n.
a farmers' organization founded in 1891 and enjoying considerable political support for a number of years.
See: Patrons of Industry
Quotations
1894
The Patrons refuse to be bound to either political party, and the bold partisans cannot comprehend that it is possible for men to be neither Grits nor Tories.
1963
The Patrons did everything the Grangers did, but they added a special emphasis on co-operation.