Meanings
nounpolitical machinery (usually uncountable, plural political machineries)
plural political machineries
- UShistoricaluncountableusuallygovernmentThe existence or activity of political machines.
Origin
From the analogy between political machine and machinery.
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political machinery. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/political%20machinery
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“political machinery.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/political%20machinery. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “political machinery,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/political%20machinery.
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