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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Bondi could face specific questions about deciding not to join a New York state lawsuit against Trump University after the Trump Foundation in 2013 donated $25,000 to a political action committee supporting her Florida attorney general re-election bid.
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
During the presidential campaign, Meta’s corporate political action committee did not give to either major candidate, even as Meta’s individual employees gave generously to Vice President Kamala Harris — nearly $2 million, according to the transparency website OpenSecrets.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
That same day, Preston Parra, the chairman of Conservative PAC, a political action committee formed to support Mr. Trump’s policies, discovered that his X account had also lost its check mark.
—Ryan Mac, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Musk, the world’s richest man, loaded nearly $250 million into the presidential election in support of Trump and has maintained his political action committee, America PAC, will continue to support Republicans through the midterms and will be involved in primary contests.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
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Aysha Bagchi, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
During the presidential campaign, Meta’s corporate political action committee did not give to either major candidate, even as Meta’s individual employees gave generously to Vice President Kamala Harris — nearly $2 million, according to the transparency website OpenSecrets.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 8 Jan. 2025
That same day, Preston Parra, the chairman of Conservative PAC, a political action committee formed to support Mr. Trump’s policies, discovered that his X account had also lost its check mark.
—Ryan Mac, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Musk, the world’s richest man, loaded nearly $250 million into the presidential election in support of Trump and has maintained his political action committee, America PAC, will continue to support Republicans through the midterms and will be involved in primary contests.
—Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 20 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 24 Jan. 2025.
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