Meaning Of The Word Spoils system

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spoils system in American English
the system or practice of regarding and treating appointive public offices as the booty of the successful party in an election, to be distributed, with their opportunities for profit, among party workers
noun: the system or practice in which public offices with their emoluments and advantages are at the disposal of the victorious party for its own purposes

spoils system in British English
noun: the practice of filling appointive public offices with friends and supporters of the ruling political party

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