■ noun N. Amer. informal the use of government funds for projects designed to win votes.
Derivatives
pork-barrelling noun
Origin
early 20th cent.: from the use of a barrel to keep a reserve supply of meat.
■ noun N. Amer. informal the use of government funds for projects designed to win votes.
Derivatives
pork-barrelling noun
Origin
early 20th cent.: from the use of a barrel to keep a reserve supply of meat.
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004