HyperDic: pork-barreling

English > 1 sense of the word pork-barreling:
NOUNactpork-barrelingacquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
English > pork-barreling: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaningacquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale.
Example"keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling"
BroaderacquisitionThe act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something

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