英语词汇sweetheart contract的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	sweetheart contract
词源	sweetheart contract. Sweetheart contracts are contracts made with favored employers by labor unions in return for similar favors. This term first came into use in about 1900, when it was applied to favoritism by public officials in award- ing contracts without open bidding, those who received the contracts making kickbacks and supporting the political machine.
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