The practice of giving government jobs to the supporters and friends of government leaders is known as

Patronage system or Spoils system.

The practice of giving government jobs to the supporters and friends of government leaders is known as patronage system or Spoils system.

Explanation:

Patronage system refers to a practice in which a political party gives its supporters, campaign workers, friends, relatives and so on government jobs or posts after winning an election as a reward for working and supporting him and also as motivation to keep working for the party. These people are not employed or given government posts based on merit. It is also known as spoils system.

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