pork-bar|rel|ing

pork-bar|rel|ing: pork-bar|rel|ing «PRK _BAR uh lihng, POHRK-», noun, adjective. U.S. Slang.

–n.

the use of Federal or state appropriations for private or political advantage.

–adj.

given to or engaged in pork-barreling: »pork-barreling politicians.

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pork barrel — pork′ bar rel n. gov inf a government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents • Etymology: 1905–10, amer. pork′ bar rel•ing, n … From formal English to slang
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