in Europe. Leeds is a city in the English county of West Yorkshire and administrative headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds City.According to the census, Leeds had a total of 440 954 inhabitants in 2010, making it the fifth largest city in the United Kingdom.y WCC on. in Europe. Leeds is a city in the English county of West Yorkshire and administrative headquarters of the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds City. According to the census, Leeds had a total of 440 954 inhabitants in 2010, making it the fifth largest city in the United Kingdom.
â¢ SPOILS SYSTEM (noun) The noun SPOILS SYSTEM has 1 sense: 1. the system of employing and promoting civil servants who are friends and supporters of the group in power. Familiarity information: SPOILS SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.
The term was derived from the phrase to the victor belong the spoils by New York Senator William L. Marcy, referring to the victory of the Jackson Democrats in the election of 1828, with the term spoils meaning goods or benefits taken from the loser in a competition, election or military victory.he spoils system survived much longer in many states, counties and municipalities, such as the Tammany Hall ring, which survived well into the 1930s when New York City reformed its own civil service.