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Spoilsman
Webster's Dictionary
(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.