# spoils system

> practice where a newly elected political party gives civil service jobs to supporters and cronies

**Wikidata**: [Q781376](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q781376)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoils_system)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/spoils-system


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora