About The Word Pork barrel

Bay Area Crosswords

Learn about the word Pork barrel to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Pork barrel definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

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

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

  • Highway ‐ a major road for any form of motor…
  • Triennial ‐ the 300th anniversary [adj] occurring every third year or lasting…
  • Carsick ‐ experiencing…
  • Blackness ‐ the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness…
  • Additional ‐ existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem";…
  • One hundred ‐ being ten more…
  • Homogenised ‐ made homogeneous [adj] formed by blending unlike elements especially…
  • Cleared ‐ rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush;…
  • Surging ‐ characterized by great swelling waves or surges; "billowy storm…
  • Practice bundling ‐ sleep fully clothed in the same bed with one's…