This is the 14552nd most frequent Turkish word.
patronların
"Patronların" means "of the bosses" or "the bosses'."
In this sentence, the word 'patronların' is in the genitive case, indicating possession ('patron' + 'ların' = 'of the bosses'). Here, it shows that the decision belongs to the bosses.
Patronların kararı çalışanları etkiledi.
The decision of the bosses affected the employees.
In this context, 'patronların' is used as the plural possessive of 'bosses', indicating they are the ones relevant to the subject's statement about attendance.
Patronların toplantıya katılması gerektiğini belirttik.
We stated that the bosses needed to attend the meeting.
Here, 'patronların' indicates the subject (bosses) in the genitive case, associated with observing their behavior.