pork-barreling

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

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

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“pork-barreling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pork-barreling. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

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

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