political machine
political machine · political machines
машина
машина, аппарат, устройство
Maschine
A local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number…A local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number of personal votes and can therefore exert political influence, and is therefore often viewed as scandalous.
Meaning
1 senses(US, historical)A local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number of personal votes and can therefore exert political influence, and is therefore often viewed as scandalous.
More definitions
- a group that controls the activities of a political party
Forms
plural: political machines| Singular | political machine |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a group that controls the activities of a political party:machine
Word family
3 related wordsDerivedpolitical machinery
See also
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