political action committee
noun
: a group formed (as by an industry or an issue-oriented organization) to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the group's interests
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The governor received over $3 million in campaign contributions from political action committees.
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Uber is the largest single source of independent expenditures; the ride-share company’s political action committee has reported spending more than $7 million, about 7% of all the outside money.
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Marcus initially donated to a political action committee that supported candidates such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Lawyers for Elon Musk's political action committee (PAC) told a judge this week that the winners of his $1 million-a-day voting sweepstakes aren't chosen by chance.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Enter Forward Blue, the grassroots political action committee (PAC) Austin launched from his mom’s house in Somers Point, a Southern New Jersey enclave just inland from the shore.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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Calmatters, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
In the run-up to the 2016 presidential election, Marcus initially donated to a political action committee that supported candidates such as former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2024
Lawyers for Elon Musk's political action committee (PAC) told a judge this week that the winners of his $1 million-a-day voting sweepstakes aren't chosen by chance.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Enter Forward Blue, the grassroots political action committee (PAC) Austin launched from his mom’s house in Somers Point, a Southern New Jersey enclave just inland from the shore.
—Jane Thier, Fortune, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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