pork barrelling

A form of pork-barrelling — The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win.

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Meanings

nounpork barrelling (uncountable)
  1. alternativeuncountableAlternative form of pork-barrelling.
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APA

pork barrelling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20barrelling

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“pork barrelling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20barrelling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pork barrelling,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork%20barrelling.

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