Term: spoils system: the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power
Candidate hypernym: system: a complex of methods or rules governing behavior → 1
Candidate hypernym: acoustic device: a device for amplifying or transmitting sound → 0
Candidate hypernym: caraway: leaves used sparingly in soups and stews → 0
Candidate hypernym: anklebone: the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint → 0
Candidate hypernym: mexican hairless: any of an old breed of small nearly hairless dogs of Mexico → 0
Candidate hypernym: guesser: a person who guesses → 0
Candidate hypernym: denticulate leaf: a leaf having a finely toothed margin; minutely dentate → 0
Candidate hypernym: raiser: a bridge partner who increases the partner's bid → 0
Candidate hypernym: fetlock: projection behind and above a horse's hoof → 0
Candidate hypernym: exacerbation: violent and bitter exasperation → 0
Candidate hypernym: strain: an intense or violent exertion → 0