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pork barrel
pork barreln. Slang A government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative.
[From pork barrel, barrel for storing pork, supply of money.]pork barrel n (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) slang chiefly a. a bill or project requiring considerable government spending in a locality to the benefit of the legislator's constituentsb. (as modifier): pork-barrel spending. [C20: term originally applied to the Federal treasury considered as a source of lucrative grants]pork′ bar`rel
n. a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents. [1905–10, Amer.] pork′-bar`rel•ing, n. pork barrelA government project that brings investment and employment to a place represented by a particular member of a legislature.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | pork barrel - a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituentsporkappropriation - money set aside (as by a legislature) for a specific purpose |
pork barrel
pork barrelGovernment funding made to a particular area or group to win support or popularity there. He won that district's votes by using the pork barrel and paying for a new community building.See also: barrel, porkpork barrelGovernment funding of something that benefits a particular district, whose legislator thereby wins favor with local voters. For example, Our senator knows the value of the pork barrel. This expression alludes to the fatness of pork, equated with political largesse since the mid-1800s. [c. 1900] See also: barrel, porkpork barrel
Synonyms for pork barrelnoun a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituentsSynonymsRelated Words |