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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His longevity in office has conferred additional powers: thousands of state officials owe their jobs to Abbott appointments, and his campaign war chest, which dwarfs those of his closest rivals, has brought him to the edge of political invincibility.
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Cuomo collected tens of millions in such large chunks and his state campaign account war chest still has millions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Levine has emerged as an early front-runner in the race, already sitting on a campaign war chest of nearly $1.7 million after securing $1.2 million in public matching funds last month.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Wu, a popular progressive, has $1.7 million in her campaign war chest, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
Cuomo collected tens of millions in such large chunks and his state campaign account war chest still has millions.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2025
Levine has emerged as an early front-runner in the race, already sitting on a campaign war chest of nearly $1.7 million after securing $1.2 million in public matching funds last month.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025
Wu, a popular progressive, has $1.7 million in her campaign war chest, according to the Office of Campaign and Political Finance.
—Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 28 Jan. 2025
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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