antimachine
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- (politics) Opposing the political machine of a region
- 1988 March 25, Florence Hamlish Levinsohn, “Where Vernon Jarrett Is Coming From”, in Chicago Reader[1]:
- His antimachine politicking helped get him fired from the Chicago Defender, a frequent supporter of organization candidates.
- 2000 July 21, Ben Joravsky, “Drivin' 'Em Crazy”, in Chicago Reader[2]:
- He recalls when Harold Washington, who ran for mayor on an antimachine, antipatronage platform, was a stalwart member of the regular organization. "