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Definition of spoils system. : a practice of regarding public offices and their emoluments as plunder for members of the victorious party.
The spoils system flourished unchallenged in the United States from the 1820s until after the Civil War, at which time the systemâs abuses prompted civil-service reforms designed to cut down the number of government posts filled by appointment and to award jobs on the basis of merit.