About The Word Pork barrel

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Pork barrel

Pork barrel Meaning & Definition
Pork barrel Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pork barrel?

[n] a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pork barrel: pork

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pork barrel: backscratching | bank | barter | blackmail | boodle | booty | bursary | cash register | cashbox | chest | coffer | coin box | depository | even trade | exchequer | favors of office | fisc | Fort Knox | gold depository | graft | haul | hot goods | locker | logrolling | loot | melon | money chest | patronage | penny bank | perks | perquisite | pickings | piggy bank | plum | plunder | political patronage | pork | prize | public crib | public till | public treasury | public trough | repository | safe | safe-deposit box | spoil | spoils | spoils of office | squeeze | stealings | stolen goods | storehouse | strong room | strongbox | subtreasury | swag | swap | swapping | switch | take | till | trade | trading | treasure-house | treasury | vault

See Also | appropriation

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