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pork barrel
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–noun Informal.
| a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents. |
[Origin: 1905–10, Americanism
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] —Related forms
pork-barrel, adjective
pork-bar·rel·ing, adjective, noun
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| pork barrel
n. Slang A government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative. [From pork barrel, barrel for storing pork, supply of money.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| pork barrel | |
noun | |
| a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
pork barrel
Government funding of something that benefits a particular district, whose legislator thereby wins favor with local voters. For example, Our senator knows the value of the pork barrel. This expression alludes to the fatness of pork, equated with political largesse since the mid-1800s. [c. 1900]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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