PORK BARREL


Meaning of PORK BARREL in English

n ( AmE infml )

a source of government money for projects which are designed to win votes and not necessarily for the good of the general public:

The new road was a pork barrel that nobody needed.

pork-barrel politics

Compare logrolling .

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.