a type of political action committee having no official affiliation with a particular candidate or party and, hence, no limits on its spending
Origin of super PAC
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super PAC
noun
The definition of a super PAC is a political action committee that can raise unlimited funds to spend on political messages and activities that are not connected to a particular candidate.
Comedian Stephen Colbert's fund for political action is an example of a super PAC.
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super PAC
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A private entity that can accept unlimited contributions and make unlimited expenditures in support of a political campaign but is required to operate independently of any party or candidate and cannot contribute directly to any party or candidate. Also called independent-expenditure-only committee .
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Noun
(plural super PACs)
- (US, politics) an "independent-expenditure only committee", a political action committee which may support a political candidate, and officially endorse one, but is legally bound to not coordinate with any candidate, and is not limited in financial contributions from donors or financial spending
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This is not a PAC as defined under United States Internal Revenue Code
Super PACs came to the fore in the 2011 political campaigning season. Super PACs were created through court verdicts in the United States that challenged financial constraints on political advertising, as a right to free speech restriction, which were guaranteed under the US constitution's first amendment.
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super pac - Medical Definition
n.
A private entity that can accept unlimited contributions and make unlimited expenditures in support of a political campaign but is required to operate independently of any party or candidate and cannot contribute directly to any party or candidate. Also called independent-expenditure-only committee
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