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(n.) One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils; in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a demand for public office on the ground of partisan service; also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the public service.

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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Spoilsman'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/spoilsman.html. 1828.
 
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