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.

Recent Examples on the Web

But the next governor of Florida could play a key role in determining the extent to which there are guardrails around the industry, and the spending makes clear who the political action committees and their donors see as their best bet for governor. — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026

Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt on Monday scored a key endorsement from the Kansas Farm Bureau’s political action committee in her quest to become governor. — Matthew Kelly updated June 29, Kansas City Star, 29 June 2026

Avila Chevalier was an organizer of the anti-Israel protest encampments at Columbia University, whereas the American Israel Public Affairs Committee poured money into a super political action committee supporting Espaillat. — Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 27 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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