war chest
noun
: a fund accumulated to finance a war
broadly
: a fund earmarked for a specific purpose, action, or campaign
Examples of war chest in a Sentence
The candidate held fund-raising dinners to build up his war chest.
Recent Examples on the Web
The group’s super PAC, called Women Vote, typically saves the bulk of its war chest for the November ballot.
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Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The congressman has a nearly-eight year career in Washington, a multimillion-dollar campaign war chest, support from influential Republicans in and outside of Indiana and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, who remains highly popular in the Hoosier state.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
And while the Biden campaign continues to build its war chest at historic levels, what these donors expressed is part of a larger trend in the country.
—USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
In a break with recent elections, the first-term mayor did not face any challenger with previous experience in office or with a comparable campaign war chest or public platform in this spring's elections.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Trump ended last month with less cash in his campaign account than Biden has, as his campaign and the leadership PAC that has been bearing his legal expenses burned through its war chest.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Those gift card expenses were paid not by the PAC, but by the campaign itself, which had its own war chest.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
The entire annual extramural budget of NIH for research is around $40 billion — at least 50 times larger than what Arena currently has in its war chest.
—Paula Stephan, STAT, 2 Feb. 2024
On the same day the group announced its record-high total, a pair of House Republican leaders announced massive contributions to the NRCC to help bolster its war chest heading into the 2024 cycle.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2024
Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
The congressman has a nearly-eight year career in Washington, a multimillion-dollar campaign war chest, support from influential Republicans in and outside of Indiana and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump, who remains highly popular in the Hoosier state.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 18 Apr. 2024
And while the Biden campaign continues to build its war chest at historic levels, what these donors expressed is part of a larger trend in the country.
—USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
In a break with recent elections, the first-term mayor did not face any challenger with previous experience in office or with a comparable campaign war chest or public platform in this spring's elections.
—Alison Dirr, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2024
Trump ended last month with less cash in his campaign account than Biden has, as his campaign and the leadership PAC that has been bearing his legal expenses burned through its war chest.
—Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 21 Feb. 2024
Those gift card expenses were paid not by the PAC, but by the campaign itself, which had its own war chest.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2024
The entire annual extramural budget of NIH for research is around $40 billion — at least 50 times larger than what Arena currently has in its war chest.
—Paula Stephan, STAT, 2 Feb. 2024
On the same day the group announced its record-high total, a pair of House Republican leaders announced massive contributions to the NRCC to help bolster its war chest heading into the 2024 cycle.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 30 Jan. 2024
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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