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political machines

political machines is the plural of political machine.

Meaning of political machine

Noun

political machine (plural political machines)

  1. (US, historical) A local political organization or individual politician that controls a large number of personal votes and can therefore exert political influence, and is therefore often viewed as scandalous.
    • They had no authority beyond that; for the inspection of meat to be sold in the city and state the whole force in Packingtown consisted of three henchmen of the local political machine!1905 April–October, Upton Sinclair, The Jungle, New York, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, published 26 February 1906, →OCLC

Questions about political machines

What is political machines the plural of?
Political machines is the plural of political machine.

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