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noun
- 1. the practice of a successful political party giving public office to its supporters. US
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- Spoils system
Practice where a newly elected political party gives civil service jobs to supporters and cronies
In politics and government, a spoils system is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded or promoted on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political a... Wikipedia
