| spoil | a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from winning |
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| spoil | the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it |
| spoil | the process of becoming spoiled |
| spoil | the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power |
| spoil | (informal) someone who spoils the pleasure of others |
| spoil | affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity |
| spoil | (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition |
| spoil | having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention |