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antimachine

antimachine adjective: opposing the political machine of a region.

Adjective

antimachine (not comparable)

  1. Opposing the political machine of a region
    • His antimachine politicking helped get him fired from the Chicago Defender, a frequent supporter of organization candidates.1988 March 25, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “Where Vernon Jarrett Is Coming From”, in Chicago Reader
    • He recalls when Harold Washington, who ran for mayor on an antimachine, antipatronage platform, was a stalwart member of the regular organization. "2000 July 21, Ben Joravsky, “Drivin' 'Em Crazy”, in Chicago Reader

Origin of antimachine

From anti- + machine.

Questions about antimachine

What does antimachine mean?
Antimachine means opposing the political machine of a region.
What part of speech is antimachine?
Antimachine is an adjective.

Words near antimachine in the dictionary

  1. antilyssics
  2. antilytic
  3. antimacassar
  4. antimacassared
  5. antimacassars
  6. antimachine
  7. antimachinery
  8. antimachinist
  9. antimachinists
  10. antimachismo
  11. antimacho

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