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.
Recent Examples on the Web
As a result, campaigns, political action committees and nonprofit groups can tap into the public data to try to influence and predict your vote.
—
Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
The stakes are high in four Democrat-on-Democrat races around Los Angeles, where more than $20 million has been funneled in from various political action committees seeking to boost their preferred candidates, according to Nov. 1 campaign finance records.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday returned to state court a lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk and his political action committee over their $1 million daily giveaway to registered voters.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Musk is only awarding money to those who sign what his America political action committee has called a petition in favor of the First and Second Amendments under the stipulation they are registered to vote in a swing state.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for political action committee 
These examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
illustrate current usage. Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of
Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback
about these examples.
Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 2 Nov. 2024
The stakes are high in four Democrat-on-Democrat races around Los Angeles, where more than $20 million has been funneled in from various political action committees seeking to boost their preferred candidates, according to Nov. 1 campaign finance records.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Rachel Wisniewski | Reuters A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday returned to state court a lawsuit against billionaire Elon Musk and his political action committee over their $1 million daily giveaway to registered voters.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
Musk is only awarding money to those who sign what his America political action committee has called a petition in favor of the First and Second Amendments under the stipulation they are registered to vote in a swing state.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for political action committee
Dictionary Entries Near political action committee
Cite this Entry
“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share