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10 Language-to-English DictionariesParty-machine
/ˈpɑːr.ti.məˌʃiːn/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A political organization controlled by a small influential group or boss that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state.
"The local party-machine managed to secure the election of their preferred candidate despite heavy opposition." - 2
A structured bureaucratic apparatus within a political party focused on mobilizing resources and enforcing party discipline.
"Reformers attempted to dismantle the entrenched party-machine to promote more transparent governance."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of 'party' (from Old French 'partie', ultimately from Latin 'partire') and 'machine' (from Latin 'machina', from Greek 'mēchanē'). The compound emerged in 19th-century American politics to describe highly organized political party structures that controlled candidate selection and voter turnout.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Party-machine" is said worldwide
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machine politique
Transliteration: ma-sheen po-li-teek
"La machine politique locale a dominé les élections pendant des décennies."
Partei-Apparat
Transliteration: par-tai-ap-a-raht
"Der mächtige Partei-Apparat kontrollierte die Nominierungen."
macchina politica
Transliteration: mak-ki-na po-li-ti-ka
"La vecchia macchina politica ha perso influenza tra i giovani elettori."
maquinaria política
Transliteration: ma-ki-na-ria po-li-ti-ka
"La maquinaria política aseguró una victoria aplastante en el distrito."
máquina partidária
Transliteration: ma-ki-na par-ti-da-rya
"A máquina partidária financiou a campanha do candidato."
राजनीतिक तंत्र
Transliteration: rajnaitik tantra
"स्थानीय राजनीतिक तंत्र ने चुनाव के परिणामों को प्रभावित किया।"
政党机器
Transliteration: zhèngdǎng jīqì
"这个政党机器在历次选举中都发挥了关键作用。"
정당 조직
Transliteration: jeong-dang jo-jik
"거대한 정당 조직이 선거 운동을 주도했다."
政党組織
Transliteration: seitō soshiki
"強力な政党組織が選挙で勝利を収めた。"
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