machine politics
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It was a staple of machine politics in big cities starting in the late 19th century.
From Salon ● Sep. 15, 2026
During the Progressive Era, when party machine politics dominated, judicial elections were put forward as a reform to promote democratic accountability because they broke up concentrations of power and redistributed it to the people.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2026
Comer cut his teeth in the bare-knuckled machine politics of Monroe County, Kentucky, and knew how to win allies, according to those who knew him.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 13, 2023
It was how he perceived the world of machine politics that surrounded him in New York City as he was growing up.
From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023
But this reform did not eliminate the evils of machine politics.
From History of the United States, Volume 6 by Elisha Benjamin Andrews
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