pork barrel
INFORMALIDIOM
ˈpork ˌbarrel noun [singular, uncountable]
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English Dictionaryˈpork ˌbarrel noun [singular, uncountable] American English informal a government plan to increase the amount of money spent in a particular area, done in order to gain a political advantage – used to show disapproval:
pork-barrel spending [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲
Idiomspork barrel [American, informal]the action by a government of spending money in an area in order to make themselves more popular with the people there. He was critical of these new, expensive job programs as just a form of pork barrel. [TahlilGaran] English Idioms Dictionary ▲
pork-barrel [American, informal]pork barrel - the action by a government of spending money in an area in order to make themselves more popular with the people there. The President needs to find a way to block these wasteful pork-barrel projects coming from Congress. (always before noun)
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