political action committee

noun

Synonyms of political action committeenext
: 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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The group’s political action committee poured millions into replacing more moderate Texas Republican politicians with social conservatives, generally by backing insurgents in primary races. — Nick Corasaniti, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025 Corporations and unions may establish a political action committee (PAC) for express advocacy or electioneering communications purposes. — Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 24 Jan. 2025 This time, prosecutors said, Centaur executive John Keeler, a former lawmaker, used Rogers to channel $25,000 in casino cash to a political action committee of the Marion County Republican Party. — Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 14 Jan. 2025 Musk, the world’s richest man, spent more than a quarter of a billion dollars — the most of any single donor in the 2024 election cycle — to help reelect Trump and Republicans in the House and Senate, including through two separate political action committees, campaign finance filings show. — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for political action committee

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First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of political action committee was in 1839

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