Padrones

We are slouching toward something resembling the old Roman system, with patrician citizens who must be padrones for otherwise disenfranchised “freemen.” ❋ Unknown (2009)

Before President Bush fired his sorry ass, US Attorney David Iglesias of New Mexico, in a last sad attempt to suck up to his Republican padrones, allowed his chief mouthpiece, Norm Cairns, to speak with me. ❋ Unknown (2007)

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Soon, these padrones, as they were called, were meeting at the headquarters for navy intelligence at 90 Church Street to peruse a giant map of their homeland. ❋ Unknown (2006)

It had been two centuries since the Febrers, forgotten on the sea where there was no longer any commerce, and where only poor padrones and fishermen's sons now made war, had given themselves up to investing their name with a splendrous luxury, which gradually ruined them. ❋ Vicente Blasco Ib����ez (1897)

It was being sold to the padrones, who were bringing it to Palma and ❋ Vicente Blasco Ib����ez (1897)

One of the padrones intercepted these notifications and sold them to the men for five dollars apiece, making also the usual bargain for a share of their wages. ❋ Jane Addams (1897)

Commissioner Watchorn had word from his special investigators abroad that the men had been collected in the Balkan States to work for padrones in this country. ❋ Unknown (1895)

The importation of contract laborers, usually under the direction of padrones, from Greece, Italy, and Austria-Hungary. ❋ Unknown (1895)

The steamship companies had to bear the expense of taking them back, but the padrones have not suffered any penalty, and will go on with their unlawful work. ❋ Unknown (1895)

Italian Society, organized in 1902, to protect newcomers from sharpers, thieves, and fraudulent persons; also from the frauds of bankers and padrones. ❋ Unknown (1895)

The men admitted that the padrones had paid their passage and agreed to furnish them work. ❋ Unknown (1895)

Many of his countrymen bade good-by to Mulberry Street and sailed away; but they had grown rich through obeying the padrones, and working night and morning sweeping the Avenue uptown, and by living on the refuse from the scows at Canal Street. ❋ Richard Harding Davis (1890)

I do not doubt that the souls ministered to throughout the islands of this archipelago, by the secular and regular priests, will exceed one million and many thousands additional, inasmuch as the children who are not yet seven years old are not found mentioned or enumerated in the registers [_padrones_] of the ministries. ❋ Emma Helen Blair (1884)

He was basking on the topmost branches now, stretched out in the sunshine of social success, swaying to every movement made by his padrones. ❋ Francis Hopkinson Smith (1876)

During our wanderings I had met several _padrones_ who used to beat the children who worked for them. ❋ Hector Malot (1868)

They've also got padrones, stubby green peppers from Galicia simply seared on the griddle and sprinkled with sea salt and olive oil. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Italians hated the Germans, but they also hated the padrones, fascisti, the Church and the rest of the rabble that clearly seemed to fail at the war and the country. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"One of these _padrones_," Daddy said slowly, "is trying to get families to work in Florida. ❋ Florence Crannell Means (1935)

Frank: Did you see that YouTube video of Christina? Jennifer: Yeah, it sucks that she broke her ankle on [the slip] [n'] slide, but at least she was padroning like a total badass. Jonathan: I think I'm going to padron tonight. You wanna come? [Glenn]: Sweet, I'll grab my roller-blades! ❋ The Gunshow (2013)

I gave myself [a dirty] [padron] today, and now my hands smells bad [but good] at the same time. ❋ MrGoochSauce25 (2010)

- [Cosa] facciamo stasera? - Giochiamo a Padron e sotta! ❋ Ledzeppolen (2016)

- [What are we] gonna do [tonight]? - [Let's play] Padron e sotta! ❋ Ledzeppolen (2020)