English Explanatory Dictionary

pork-barrelling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win.
  2. The practice of an elected politician giving favours or money to some or all voters in the politician's electorate, or to certain organizations, as compensation or payback for support from those voters or organizations in the past.

Word forms

pork-barrelling pork barrelling porkbarreling pork-barreling

Etymology

From pork barrel + -ing.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 政治分肥 Chinese Mandarin: 政治分贓 /政治分赃 Dutch: stemmenlokkerij Dutch: favoritisme Dutch: cliëntelisme Finnish: siltarumpupolitiikka Finnish: tukipolitiikka German: Kirchturmpolitik Polish: kiełbasa wyborcza
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