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  • Pork 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… …   Wikipedia

  • pork-barrel —    diverting public funds for political advantage    The container in which the pork1 is delivered:     It would be a pity if so many Conservative achievements... were to be lost to the pork barrel demands of a single MP. (Daily Telegraph, 7… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • pork 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 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • pork barrel — ˈpork ˌbarrel noun [singular, uncountable] informal disapproving a government plan to increase the amount of money spent in a particular area in order to gain a political advantage: • One person s pork barrel is another s essential local… …   Financial and business terms

  • pork-barrel — UK US noun [U] US INFORMAL ► POLITICS spending by politicians of large amounts of government money on projects in the areas they depend on for being elected in order to become more popular: »They viewed the huge amounts spent on community… …   Financial and business terms

  • pork barrel — politics involves investing money in an area to get political support rather than using the money for the common good …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • pork barrel — pork .barrel n [singular, U] AmE informal a government plan to increase the amount of money spent in a particular area, done in order to gain a political advantage used to show disapproval ▪ pork barrel spending …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • pork 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 …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pork 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) …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • Pork barrel —   Pork barrel politics involves investing money in an area to get political support rather than using the money for the common good …   Dictionary of English idioms

  • pork 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.… …   English dictionary

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