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noun
A practice in which a successful political party offers government jobs to its supporters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
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Synonyms: patronage system
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: merit system
Broader terms: system, system of rules
History
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