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spoilsman
CIDE DICTIONARY
spoilsman, n.
One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils; in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a demand for public office on the ground of partisan service; also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the public service. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
spoilsman, n. (pl. -men) US esp. Polit.
1 an advocate of the spoils system.
2 a person who seeks to profit by it.
1 an advocate of the spoils system.
2 a person who seeks to profit by it.
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