war chest
noun
: a fund accumulated to finance a war
broadly
: a fund earmarked for a specific purpose, action, or campaign
Examples of war chest in a Sentence
The candidate held fund-raising dinners to build up his war chest.
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Stargate and the Infrastructure War Beneath the surface of OpenAI’s war chest lies a deeper story: infrastructure.
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Trump's influence and power in Washington today are bolstered by Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, a conservative majority at the U.S. Supreme Court, and a contingent of billionaires, led by Elon Musk, who are more than willing to use their war chests to promote his agenda.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Mayor Justin Bibb's war chest and first-term resume strengthen his reelection case.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The sheer size of Trump’s war chest also serves as something of a political enforcement tool.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
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Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Trump's influence and power in Washington today are bolstered by Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, a conservative majority at the U.S. Supreme Court, and a contingent of billionaires, led by Elon Musk, who are more than willing to use their war chests to promote his agenda.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Mayor Justin Bibb's war chest and first-term resume strengthen his reelection case.
—Sam Allard, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
The sheer size of Trump’s war chest also serves as something of a political enforcement tool.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for war chest
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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