Pork Barrel Definition
noun
Government appropriations for political patronage, as for local improvements to please legislators' constituents.
Webster's New World
(chiefly US) A ready supply of income; one's livelihood. [from 19th c.]
Wiktionary
(politics, chiefly US) 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. [from 19th c.]
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
- pork
- government funds
- favoritism
- graft
- appropriations
Other Word Forms of Pork Barrel
Noun
Singular:
pork barrelPlural:
pork-barrelsOrigin of Pork Barrel
From pork barrel barrel for storing pork, supply of money
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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