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.
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Deploying dollars collectively works; political action committee EMILYs List has raised $700 million and elected 200 pro choice women to Congress, 20 governors and another 1700 to local or state office.
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Amy Willard Cross, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the political action committee Evangelicals for Harris, which includes Talarico, has been running digital ads featuring the vice president speaking about her faith.
—Eric Killelea, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
Almost all of the funds donated have been via super political action committees, with the Fairshake PAC making up the majority of that, according to consumer advocacy group Public Citizen's August report.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
McCormick, however, raised much of that cash in a the span of just a few months from small donors, and has raised another $230,000 since mid July from large donors, mostly I-PACE, the state teachers union's political action committee.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024
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Amy Willard Cross, TIME, 18 Sep. 2024
Meanwhile, the political action committee Evangelicals for Harris, which includes Talarico, has been running digital ads featuring the vice president speaking about her faith.
—Eric Killelea, Chron, 14 Sep. 2024
Almost all of the funds donated have been via super political action committees, with the Fairshake PAC making up the majority of that, according to consumer advocacy group Public Citizen's August report.
—Billy Bambrough, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
McCormick, however, raised much of that cash in a the span of just a few months from small donors, and has raised another $230,000 since mid July from large donors, mostly I-PACE, the state teachers union's political action committee.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 4 Sep. 2024
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