Definitions for spoils system
spoils sys·tem

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1. spoils systemnoun

   the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power

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1. Spoils system

   In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (cronyism), and relatives (nepotism) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity. The term was used particularly in politics of the United States, where the federal government operated on a spoils system until the Pendleton Act was passed in 1883 due to a civil service reform movement. Thereafter the spoils system was largely replaced by nonpartisan merit at the federal level of the United States. The term was derived from the phrase "to the victor belong the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of Andrew Jackson in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory.Similar spoils systems are common in other nations that traditionally have been based on tribal organization or other kinship groups and localism in general.

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1. spoils system

   The spoils system is a political practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends, and relatives as a reward for working towards victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party. This is also known as patronage. This practice results in government positions being filled with people based on their loyalty to the party or political connections rather than their qualifications or merit.

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1. Spoils system

   In the politics of the United States, a spoil system is a practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its voters as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity. The term was derived from the phrase "to the victor go the spoils" by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of the Jackson Democrats in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory. Similar spoils systems are common in other nations that traditionally have been based on tribal organization or other kinship groups and localism in general.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spoils system in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spoils system in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_System
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4. ^ Wikidata
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