PORK BARREL


Meaning of PORK BARREL in English

■ 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.

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