Noun
(US, idiomatic) The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, especially presidential; a primary election via caucus.
(US, idiomatic) A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
(originally Britain, idiomatic) A laborious but arbitrary and futile activity; an activity that amounts to running around in a circle, expending great energy but not accomplishing anything.
A win-win system; a positive system in which everybody wins.
Source: en.wiktionary.org