Question

What is a political machine

Answer 1

A political machine is a political group in which an authoritative boss or small group commands the support of a corps of supporters and businesses (usually campaign workers), who receive rewards for their efforts. ... The term may have a pejorative sense referring to corrupt political machines.

Answer 2

A political group which is commanded by a boss or authoritative body is known as political machine. The supporter of political machine receive rewards and the machine gets its power by getting the vote for their preferred candidates. this term originated in 20th century US where such organizations have been in existence in the states and municipalities since eighteenth century. In Latin american context it is referred as clientelism.