Air charter. Air charter is the business of renting an entire aircraft (i.e., chartering) as opposed to individual aircraft seats (i.e., purchasing a ticket through a traditional airline). While the airlines specialize in selling transportation by the seat, air charter companies focus on individual private aircraft and itineraries, urgent or time-sensitive cargo, air ambulance service, and other forms of ad hoc air transportation.
A political machine is a political organization 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.
Define machine. machine synonyms, machine pronunciation, machine translation, English dictionary definition of machine. n. 1. a. A device consisting of fixed and moving parts that modifies mechanical energy and transmits it in a more useful form. b. See simple machine. c.