What is Political machine?
A '''political machine''' (sometimes called just '''machine''' in [[politics]]) is a political [[organization]] in which a person or small group with [[authority]] that has enough votes or is popular enough to have control over political administration or any type of government in a city, county, or state.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/467617/political-machine|title=Political machine -- Britannica Online Encyclopaedia|accessdate=15 January 2011|quote=political machine, in U.S. politics, a party organization, headed by a single boss or small autocratic group, that commands enough votes to maintain political and administrative control of a city, county, or state.}}</ref> The term ''political machine'' has been used mostly since the 19th century in the United States, used to describe machines like [[Tamanny Hall]] who stayed in control mostly because of the large support from the immigrants in [[Manhattan]] during the 19th century. == References == {{Reflist|2}} {{Politics-stub}} [[Category:Political organizations]]