spoils

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Carter’s administration instituted the most sweeping reforms of the civil service since 1883’s Pendleton Act, which replaced the spoils system and created a professional, merit-based system.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2026

Since then Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner have shared the spoils.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

The Democratic Unionist Party won the subsequent poll, eventually taking the spoils by going into government with Sinn Fein.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

But who gets to enjoy the spoils of the new world?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

Garfield’s assassination by a disgruntled job seeker spurred the public into demanding an end to the spoils system of hiring government employees.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow