pork-barrel politics
1Pork-Barrel Politics — A slang term used when politicians or governments unofficially undertake projects that benefit a group of citizens in return for that group s support or campaign donations. This spending mostly benefits the needs of a small select group despite… …
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3pork barrel — pork ,barrel adjective AMERICAN INFORMAL pork barrel politics or spending uses government money to give benefits to people in a particular area, so that the politician who represents that area will be more popular …
4pork barrel — politics involves investing money in an area to get political support rather than using the money for the common good …
5pork barrel — Pork barrel politics involves investing money in an area to get political support rather than using the money for the common good. (Dorking School Dictionary) …
6Pork barrel — Pork barrel politics involves investing money in an area to get political support rather than using the money for the common good …
7Pork barrel — In United States politics, the term pork barrel refers to the appropriation of government spending for projects that are intended primarily to benefit particular constituents, such as those in marginal seats or campaign contributors. This usage… …
8pork barrel — also pork barrel N SING: usu N n (disapproval) If you say that someone is using pork barrel politics, you mean that they are spending a lot of government money on a local project in order to win the votes of the people who live in that area.… …
9pork barrel — noun (singular, uncountable) AmE slang a government plan to increase the amount of money spent in a particular area in order to gain political advantage: the pork barrel politics of military production contracts …
10pork barrel — UK / US adjective American informal pork barrel politics or spending uses government money to give benefits to people in a particular area, so that the politician who represents that area will be more popular …