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political machinery

political machinery noun: the existence or activity of political machines.

Noun

political machinery (usually uncountable, plural political machineries)

  1. (US, historical, usually) The existence or activity of political machines.

Forms of political machinery

pluralpolitical machineries

Origin of political machinery

From the analogy between political machine and machinery.

Questions about political machinery

What does political machinery mean?
Political machinery means the existence or activity of political machines.
What part of speech is political machinery?
Political machinery is a noun.
What is the plural of political machinery?
The plural of political machinery is political machineries.

Words near political machinery in the dictionary

  1. political lesbian
  2. political lesbianism
  3. political lesbians
  4. political machine
  5. political machineries
  6. political machinery
  7. political machines
  8. political map
  9. political marketing
  10. political opposition
  11. political oppositions

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