Kochtopus

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proper noun

A network of nonprofit organizations funded by Charles Koch and David Koch to promote free-market economic policies.

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Meanings

proper nounthe Kochtopus
  1. informalA network of nonprofit organizations funded by Charles Koch and David Koch to promote free-market economic policies.

    One thing was for sure: the Kochtopus's ability to tap into donors emboldened by Citizens United and infuriated by Obama left it with plenty of money and eager for effective ways to spend it.

    2014, Kenneth Vogel, Big Money, →ISBN

Origin

Blend of Koch + octopus.

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APA

Kochtopus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kochtopus

MLA

“Kochtopus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kochtopus. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kochtopus,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kochtopus.

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