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
Examples of political action committee in a Sentence
The governor received over $3 million in campaign contributions from political action committees.
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Companies themselves can’t legally contribute directly to presidential campaigns, though employees can, and companies can donate through their political action committees.
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David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
In that case, FirstEnergy and its affiliates sent millions of dollars to 501(c)(4) organizations that then donated $60 million to political action committees.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
Of the seven such donors listed on 2023 and 2024 disclosure forms for the union’s Schools over Stadiums political action committee, all seven were from Northern California.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
The race became a battle of billionaires as ultraconservative national megadonor Richard Uihlein, the owner of Uline office supply, funneled more than $42 million into the race through a political action committee backing Bailey.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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David Meyer, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
In that case, FirstEnergy and its affiliates sent millions of dollars to 501(c)(4) organizations that then donated $60 million to political action committees.
—Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
Of the seven such donors listed on 2023 and 2024 disclosure forms for the union’s Schools over Stadiums political action committee, all seven were from Northern California.
—Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2024
The race became a battle of billionaires as ultraconservative national megadonor Richard Uihlein, the owner of Uline office supply, funneled more than $42 million into the race through a political action committee backing Bailey.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2024
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