pork-barrelling

noun

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.

Meanings

nounpork-barrelling (uncountable)

alternative pork barrelling · alternative porkbarreling · alternative pork-barreling

  1. uncountablegovernmentThe 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.
  2. uncountablegovernmentThe practice of an elected politician giving favours or money to some or all voters in the politician's electorate, or to certain organizations, as compensation or payback for support from those voters or organizations in the past.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 政治分肥, 政治分贓 /政治分赃
  • 政治分肥 (zhèngzhì fēnféi)practice of giving favours or money for support
  • 政治分贓 /政治分赃 (zhèngzhì fēnzāng)practice of giving favours or money for support
Dutch stemmenlokkerij, favoritisme
  • stemmenlokkerijpractice of giving favours or money for support
  • favoritismepractice of giving favours or money for support
  • cliëntelismepractice of giving favours or money for support
Finnish siltarumpupolitiikka, tukipolitiikka
  • siltarumpupolitiikkapractice of giving favours or money for support
  • tukipolitiikkapractice of giving favours or money for support
German Kirchturmpolitik
  • Kirchturmpolitikpractice of giving favours or money for support
Polish kiełbasa wyborcza
  • kiełbasa wyborczapractice of giving favours or money for support
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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