the spoils system
noun/ðə ˈspɔɪlz sɪstəm/
/ðə ˈspɔɪlz sɪstəm/
[singular]- (in US politics) the system in which the winner of an election gives government jobs to his or her party workers and supporters. The tradition was begun by President Andrew Jackson and is followed by each new US president.
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the spoils system