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Meanings of political machine in English

Portuguese
clientelismo

A group that controls the activities of a political party.

        clientelismo
        Usage of political machine in English
        1
        It isn't easy to derail the most effective political machine ever built.
        The Guardian
        2
        McGovern found himself facing a well-oiled Republican political machine headed by Nixon.
        Reuters
        3
        These features are all essential to the working of the political machine.
        Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government / A New ...
        4
        He at once began to build a political machine of his own.
        The Attempted Assassination of ex-President Theodore Roosevelt
        5
        Secured his reputation through brains, a voice, and a well-oiled political machine.
        Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date / Biographical Dictionary of the...
        6
        In return the CIA would provide millions to create the new political machine.
        Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
        7
        In good times his political machine had kept Scotland on an even keel.
        How the scots invented the modern world: the true story of how w...
        8
        The party, the country's ruling political machine, has denied the charges.
        Reuters
        9
        The papers, in the main, are edited by the political machine.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 10
        10
        You are now up against the local police and political machine.
        The Night-Born
        11
        HAV has failed to discredit vampires through the media or the political machine.
        Circus of the Damned
        12
        The political machine known as the British Empire is running down.
        The People of the Abyss
        13
        We're caught up in the wheels of an inexorable political machine.
        The Fortunate Youth
        14
        Thus, as if by magic, the Council was turned into a political machine.
        A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3
        15
        A well-organized political machine has no use for any other sort!
        The Ramrodders: A Novel
        16
        Conservatives' well-tuned political machine promoted the idea of Labour-SNP cooperation to form a government.
        The Guardian
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        Translations for political machine
        Portuguese
        clientelismo
        Political machine through the time
        Political machine across language varieties
        United States of America
        Common
        United Kingdom
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