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
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The governor received over $3 million in campaign contributions from political action committees.
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Hogg told roughly 50 attendees that young voters could decide the race, and emphasized Vang’s pledge to reject corporate donors — a contrast with Matsui’s largest contributors, which include political action committees tied to major corporations.
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Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Custer’s political action committee has raised about $44,000 since last summer, according its most recent quarterly filing in late March.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The suspect, who is in custody and has been widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee in support of Kamala Harris for president in 2024, according to federal campaign finance records.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
Ramirez, a Democrat battling three other Democrats in District 8, seems poised to benefit from a statewide political action committee that launched a committee supporting his candidacy with a $100,000 donation.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
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Sacbee.com, 11 May 2026
Custer’s political action committee has raised about $44,000 since last summer, according its most recent quarterly filing in late March.
—Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
The suspect, who is in custody and has been widely identified as Cole Tomas Allen, contributed $25 to a Democratic Party political action committee in support of Kamala Harris for president in 2024, according to federal campaign finance records.
—Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 26 Apr. 2026
Ramirez, a Democrat battling three other Democrats in District 8, seems poised to benefit from a statewide political action committee that launched a committee supporting his candidacy with a $100,000 donation.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for political action committee
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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