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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPOILS SYSTEM

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WHAT DOES SPOILS SYSTEM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Spoils system

In the politics of the United States, a spoils system is a practice where a political party, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives 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 belong 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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WORDS THAT END LIKE SPOILS SYSTEM

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Translation of «spoils system» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPOILS SYSTEM

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Translator English - Chinese

分赃制度
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tráfico de influencias
570 millions of speakers

English

spoils system
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लूट प्रणाली
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

نظام الغنائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

система портит
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sistema de despojos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লুটপাট সিস্টেম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

système des dépouilles
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merosakkan sistem
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Beute -System
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

戦利品システム
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

전리품 시스템
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sistem spoils
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

hệ thống chiến lợi phẩm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தோல்வியடைந்தது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लूट सिस्टम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Parazitler sistemi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spoil system
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

System urobek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

система псує
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sistem de prada
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

λάφυρα του συστήματος
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

buit stelsel
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

bytarna systemet
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

spoils system
5 millions of speakers

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPOILS SYSTEM»

Discover the use of spoils system in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to spoils system and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Civil Service, the Merit System--The Spoils System...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Edward Cary, 2012
2
Jackson Era
Overview: In 1829, Jackson announced a policy he called “rotation in office,” but which later came to be known as the “spoils system.” In this lesson, students will read an excerpt from Jackson's first annual message in which he introduced ...
Social Studies School Service, 2004
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De Witt Clinton and the Origin of the Spoils System in New York
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Howard Lee McBain, 2010
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Public Administration
Elimination of Patronage and Spoils The principal arguments for and against a spoils system have been discussed in connection with the topics of competence and neutrality. The whole growth of modern personnel practices has been closely  ...
Herbert Alexander Simon, 1991
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Texas Politics
County government in Texas is one of the last bastions of the spoils system in which people are appointed to government jobs on the basis of whom they supported in the last election and how much money they contributed. A spoils system ...
Charldean Newell, David Prindle, James Riddlesperger, 2010
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Personnel Management in Government: Politics and Process, ...
Addressing reforms in federal and state governments to illustrate the employment scene in public sector workforces, this book continues to provide updated information on the political, legal, and managerial aspects of public personnel ...
Katherine C. Naff, Norma M. Riccucci, 2007
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The American Pageant: Volume I: To 1877
Under Jackson the spoils system—that is, rewarding political supporters with public office—was introduced into the federal government on a large scale. The basic idea was as old as politics. Its name came later from Senator William Marcy's ...
David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Thomas Bailey, 2008
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Public Administration: An Action Orientation
Though Jackson was not the first to employ the spoils system (the notion that “to the victor belong the spoils”—in this case, the ability to give government jobs to the party faithful), his administration was notable for its expansion of the system ...
Robert Denhardt, Janet Denhardt, Tara Blanc, 2013
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DeWitt Clinton and the Origin of the Spoils System in New York
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Howard Lee McBain, 2008
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The Brief American Pageant: A History of the Republic
Jackson Nationalizes - the Spoils System ^— ^— Z Once in power, the Democrats, famously suspicious of the federal government, demonstrated they were not above striking some bargains of their own. Under Jackson the spoils system — that ...
David Kennedy, Lizabeth Cohen, Mel Piehl, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPOILS SYSTEM»

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Lo «spoils system» che premia Varese
Spoils system e campanile. In Finlombarda, la cassaforte del Pirellone, è stato nominato subito dopo l'insediamento del governatore leghista il commercialista ... «Corriere della Sera, Jun 15»
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It's time to take down the spoils system
The system, as detailed years ago in Jeffrey Simpson's book, Spoils of Power, has been part and parcel of every government, not just Stephen Harper's. «The Globe and Mail, Jun 15»
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Every Man a Political Donor
Patronage, aka the spoils system, was essentially public financing of campaigns, with party bosses directing government largesse to their most active supporters ... «The Weekly Standard, Jun 15»
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Due process for feds protects against spoils system, report says
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), a small agency often steeped in the ... people receive a merit based civil service rather than a corrupt spoils system. «Washington Post, May 15»
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The Enduring Spoils System
By the middle of the century, the spoils system was back in operation, although not the one that had supported his poor Irish constituents. For the past 34 years, ... «Western Journalism, May 15»
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Arneson/Open Records affair an object lesson in the political spoils
Arneson/Open Records affair an object lesson in the political spoils system: The meter. arneson.jpg. Erik Arneson, left, was fired by Gov. Tom Wolf, right, on ... «PennLive.com, Jan 15»
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It's politics first: inside your town's legal contracts
•The spoils system thrives. Two of the four towns where power flipped from Democratic control to Republican in 2014 hired new GOP-friendly law firms. «Asbury Park Press, Jan 15»
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U.S. Embassies Have Always Been for Sale
In addition, the diplomatic positions were often part of the “spoils system” used by presidents to reward those who supported them. In what will likely be music to ... «Daily Beast, Jan 15»
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CNN Mocks White House for Awarding Ambassador Roles to …
King and Camerota had fun mocking Obama's spoils system politics. “I offer myself up, Alisyn, as we get back to New York, I'm going to find a small island with a ... «Washington Free Beacon, Dec 14»
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Spoils System is Alive and Well...
Political patronage is brought into view with news that Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino hired his mother-in-law's boy friend to a security job for which ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Oct 14»

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