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Meaning of machine politician | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A politician who belongs to a small clique that controls a political party for private rather than public ends.

US

Examples

“It wasn't that these ward bosses were universally bad men, but the qualities that made for a successful machine politician or boss were the opposite of those that made for an honest public servant.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

machine politics machine room machine screw machine shop machine taper machine that goes "ping"