As nouns the difference between terms and clientelism
is that terms is while clientelism is a political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
terms
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clientelism
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A political system based on personal relations rather than personal merits.
References
[http://www.uwsp.edu/cnr/gem/ambassador/what_is_clientelism.htm]