slush fund

noun

Synonyms of slush fund next

: a fund raised from the sale of refuse to obtain small luxuries or pleasures for a warship's crew

: a fund for bribing public officials or carrying on corruptive propaganda

: an unregulated fund often used for illicit purposes

Examples of slush fund in a Sentence

a secret slush fund for paying bribes

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Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Ruling party rebuked Public frustration with the LDP is rooted in the party’s recent slush fund scandal, which came at a time when many Japanese are caught between stagnant wages and rising prices. —

Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Oct. 2024 But voters in the world’s fourth-largest economy have been rankled by rising prices and the fallout from a party slush fund scandal that helped sink previous premier Fumio Kishida. —

Brooke Seipel, Fortune, 27 Oct. 2024 When a slush fund scandal came to light in 2023, four cabinet ministers, as well as other senior party officials, were replaced by former PM Kishida. —

Lim Hui Jie,matt Clinch, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2024 Recommended Dignity Once ‘extinct’ in Canada, the Sinixt people are reclaiming their ancestral home Campaigning amid scandal Since last November, a few party factions have been accused of failing to report revenue from fundraising parties and amassing millions of dollars in slush funds. —

Takehiko Kambayashi, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slush fund