spoils system spoilsport • spoilt · · · Info · Definitions · Antonyms · Characters · · spoils system · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 13 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power. Synonyms: spoils system. · · Noun Definition 1 Antonyms · · · merit system · · Antonym 0 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C m latin small letter m U+006D o latin small letter o U+006F p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074 y latin small letter y U+0079