1) Bossdom 2) Direction 1) Domination 2) Tweed rule 
Bossism, in the history of the United States (particularly in the Gilded Age), is a system of political control centering about a single powerful figure (the boss) and a complex organization of lesser figures (the political machine) bound together by reciprocity in promoting financial and social self-interest. Bossism was a very large issue in the...
• (n.) The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses.
Boss'ism noun The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses. [ Slang, U. S.]
[n] - domination of a political organization by a party boss
noun domination of a political organization by a party boss
control by bosses, esp. political bosses.