What Does It Mean? jerry-built

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jerry-built

The jerry-built coalition was doomed to failure—

such an old-boy network was certain to alienate women.

such a hastily and carelessly assembled group would crumble under the first signs of intense scrutiny.

to merge parties with such radically different ideologies was delusional.

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