| 单词 | spoils system |
| 释义 | spoils system (once / 34560 pages) n WORD FAMILY spoils system: spoils systems USAGE EXAMPLESThe protections flow from the 1883 Pendleton Act, passed to counteract the spoils system that favored political cronies with government jobs. Washington Post(Nov 21, 2016) Controlling lobbyists, with all their arcane knowledge of government, is a challenge as old as the spoils system. New York Times(Nov 20, 2016) The spoils system that leads to “burrowing” is antiquated and can lead to federal employment that is not meritorious. Washington Post(Jul 28, 2016) n the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power Ant|Hyper merit system the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability system, system of rules a complex of methods or rules governing behavior |
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