spadework
Noun
Meaning
dull or routine preliminary work preparing for an undertaking
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groundwork
homework
foundation
work
service
industry
labour
travail
effort
labor
planning
arrangement
employment
preparation
provision
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Governments can advocate for the agency with us authorities and provide any non-financial assistance than may be helpful, including diplomatic and political spadework, but it must be the banks that look after their own business.
Who's gone furthest in doing the preliminary spadework needed to identify potential fraud zombie voters?