political action committee

noun

: a group formed (as by an industry or an issue-oriented organization) to raise and contribute money to the campaigns of candidates likely to advance the group's interests

Examples of political action committee in a Sentence

The governor received over $3 million in campaign contributions from political action committees.
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The world’s richest man, who has Trump’s ear after serving as his surrogate and creating a political action committee that spent $200 million on his reelection—pushed for Cantor Fitzgerald CEO Howard Lutnick. Alena Botros, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024 His political action committee, Campaign for Democracy, raised more than $15 million in 2024 for Harris and congressional candidates in California, Ohio, Wisconsin, Michigan and more, Politico reported. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024 More than 260 pro-crypto House candidates and 18 Senate candidates won their respective elections this week, according to Stand with Crypto Alliance, an industry political action committee. William Gavin, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 The two industry heavyweights each contributed $20.1 million to Winning for Missouri Education, a political action committee that supported the passage of Amendment 2. Matt Rybaltowski, Forbes, 6 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for political action committee 

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of political action committee was in 1839

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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.

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