PORK BARREL


Meaning of PORK BARREL in English

ˈpork ˌbarrel BrE AmE 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

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.