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
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The governor received over $3 million in campaign contributions from political action committees.
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Patel donated $70,000 to DeSantis' gubernatorial campaigns and $175,000 to the pro-DeSantis political action committee Empower Parents PAC, the school newspaper reported.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
After endorsing Trump following the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk pledged to donate $45 million a month to America PAC, a pro-Trump political action committee.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Progressive lawmakers are demanding the incoming Democratic National Committee leader agree to significant reforms involving political action committee donations as a way to rekindle the Democratic Party’s favor among working-class voters after the 2024 election defeat.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
One of them is Jeff Pack, cofounder of One Temecula Valley PAC, a political action committee started with the aim of uniting community members across partisan lines.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025
After endorsing Trump following the assassination attempt against him in Butler, Pennsylvania, Musk pledged to donate $45 million a month to America PAC, a pro-Trump political action committee.
—Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 23 Dec. 2024
Progressive lawmakers are demanding the incoming Democratic National Committee leader agree to significant reforms involving political action committee donations as a way to rekindle the Democratic Party’s favor among working-class voters after the 2024 election defeat.
—Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
One of them is Jeff Pack, cofounder of One Temecula Valley PAC, a political action committee started with the aim of uniting community members across partisan lines.
—Nadra Nittle, Them, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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