Guardian 27830

[MalcVo]

Stuck at 22across. All I can get is MAYPOP but can't see the derivation.

[dannyk13]

Seen as maybop ( reversed in clue)

[JJ109]

Maybot - hidden reversed in the clue (manifesTO BY A Majority)

[Lie-in King]

22a Political machine cruelly rejecting part of manifesto by a majority (6)

Maybot - back in "...manifes TO BY A M ajority"

Hi MalcVo - it's always nice to post the full clue so that people without the puzzle can more readily help :-)

[dannyk13]

Oops sorry, maybot

[Lie-in King]

It hasn't actually been accepted by Collins yet -

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/submission/19316/Maybot

[MalcVo]

Thanks for that. I hadn't come across the term Maybot and I consider myself reasonably well informed, Perhaps I read the wrong press.
I shall take on board your comment about including the full clue.

[Markandinwardlyd]

Coined and frequently used by John Crace in his political sketches in the Guardian. Here's a recent example: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2019/may/24/theresa-may-end-resignation-speech-politics-sketch-maybot