political machine

You are now up against the local police and political machine.

I came into this business from outside the political machine.

He would simply transfer to the new political machine and continue as before.

Upon his return, he learned to work the Newark political machine.

He soon built the organization into one of the most powerful political machines in the country.

When political machines were in charge, the structure of government did not much matter.

Not the western political machine that has brought war and terror to the country?

During his second term, big business interests were brought under control, as was the power of political machines.

He did not consider the political machine of the conservative Republicans.

All powerful interest groups, including the media, were effectively part of the party's political machine.

He put together what students of the subject consider the ultimate political machine.

He is said to run a political machine that can deliver the city's black vote.

Now people say we've got a political machine, and they resent it.

They lack an army, a political machine, roots in any social class.

He had known something of political machine methods at Albany.

In his campaign, he called for ballot reform to break the power of the political machines.

His Democratic political machine, which also ruled the state for many years, was powerful until after he died in 1954.

For years, political machines held sway in many large cities.

At the time, the city was dominated by an Irish political machine.

"He's not the product of any political machine or organization.

He challenged the Democratic political machine that was needed for national victory.

One obvious answer is that for most of its history it had no chance to develop a political machine anything like Chicago's.

"Big film festivals are run like political machines," he said.

Benefits and problems both resulted from the rule of political machines.

The Romney political machine has been grinding here for months.