machine politics


Politics associated with political machines.

Words Nearby machine politics

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How to use machine politics in a sentence

  • Platt was one of the most nearly absolute party bosses that the American system of machine politics has produced.

  • But the development of party spirit and machine politics brought with it a great change.

    The Boss and the Machine | Samuel P. Orth