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pork barrel

noun
/ˈpɔːkˌbaɹəl/UK

Definitions

  1. A barrel used to store pork.

  2. A ready supply of income

    A ready supply of income; one's livelihood.

  3. State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure

    State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters.

    • As the President said in his veto message, "It should also come as no surprise that over time the program has attained distinct flavor of pork barrel."
    • Peacekeeping initiatives […] can dangle pork-barrel funding as an incentive to leaders who abide by the peace, enhancing their power and electoral popularity.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA