One term is patronage.
It is commonly called the "spoils system" based on the adage that "to the victors go the spoils" (rewards from winning). It can also be called "political patronage" where jobs and public contracts are given to political supporters, and especially to contributors.
Party Loyalty -Brey
The distribution of government jobs to political supporters is called? PatronagePatronage by: Andrea Burke
Jobs doesn't talk much about his political views, so no one can say for sure. His wife, however, has donated large amounts of money to Obama's campaign.
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The Spoil System
A lot of it had to do with jobs and government positions. Blacks could never get the jobs that the whites could and whites were given all the political power.
It usually refers to relatives, but giving political jobs/appointments in return for political favors is nepotism.
Yes he was in political jobs.
Providing a political fig leaf for the Tories. Making the tea.
The Mugwumps thought government jobs should be given to people who were qualified, based on merit, rather than appointed by the spoils system. They were Republican political activists.