slush fund

Examples of slush fund in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The department said the payments were funded by a slush fund the executives created by inflating the cost of the voting machines. Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 Aug. 2024 Tony can count on the winner-take-all primary and his bloated slush fund, a PAC called Broward First, which has raised $2.5 million and spent nearly $1.9 million. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2024 Sanchez himself grabbed power after successfully leading a no confidence vote in 2018 against Mariano Rajoy of the PP after a court found party officials were guilty of operating a slush fund. Reuters, NBC News, 25 Apr. 2024 As a result, lawmakers can use the PACs as slush funds to underwrite sumptuous lifestyles, good government advocates say. Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times, 29 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for slush fund 

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“Slush fund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slush%20fund. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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