Definitions
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- adjective politics Opposing the
political machine of a region
Etymologies
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anti- + machine
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Examples
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He recalls when Harold Washington, who ran for mayor on an antimachine, antipatronage platform, was a stalwart member of the regular organization.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Sanchez denied allegations that he is offering jobs for votes -- "I've never promised nobody anything" -- and mocked Tenth Ward candidates who are running on an antimachine platform.
Chicago Reader 2010
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Bard's election in 1899 as U.S. S.nator enabled the antimachine Republicans to sustain a continuing opposition to the S.uthern Pacific Railway's political power.
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