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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=politics">politics</a> and <a href="page.php?w=government">government</a>, a <b>spoils system</b> (also known as a <b>patronage system</b>) is a practice in which a <a href="page.php?w=political_party">political party</a>, after winning an election, gives government jobs to its supporters, friends (<a href="page.php?w=cronyism">cronyism</a>), and relatives (<a href="page.php?w=nepotism">nepotism</a>) as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party. It contrasts with a <a href="page.php?w=merit_system">merit system</a>,</p><p>
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