PORK-BARRELING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale

Example:

keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("pork-barreling" is a kind of...):

acquisition (the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something)