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Spoilsman means (US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils..
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils..
Cameron's notoriety as a spoilsman who had been in turn a Democrat, a Know-Nothing, and had flirted with Whiggery, militated against his candidacy among delegates concerned that the party should appear to be as pure as Caesar's wife.
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Spoilsman means (US) A politician who serves only for a share of the spoils..
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Cameron's notoriety as a spoilsman who had been in turn a Democrat, a Know-Nothing, and had flirted with Whiggery, militated against his candidacy among delegates concerned that the party should appear to be as pure as Caesar's wife.
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