patrón1

patrón1
1 = employer, master, patron, gaffer.
Ex. But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
Ex. They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.
Ex. As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
Ex. Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
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* apoyado por los patrones = employer-backed.
* santo patrón = patron saint.

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