spoils system (n)

n05664803

type n
lex_filenum 09
def the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
Outgoing links
Hypernym system, system of rules
Antonym spoils system → merit system
Incoming links
Hyponym system, system of rules
Antonym merit system → spoils system

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