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

Steinem co-founded the pro-choice political action committee, and served as its president for 25 years. — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

Hogg and his allies, for instance, decried Lynch for accepting corporate political action committee money and for being the last House Democrat in office who voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Levine Cava is also raising money in a political action committee, No on 3 Protect Our Homes, to oppose the referendum, which requires a 60% margin of approval statewide to become law. — Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2026

But on Tuesday, the political action committee supporting Paxton, Lone Star Liberty, released an ad touting Paxton’s record as attorney general taking on big corporations. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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