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

O’Hare’s campaign benefitted from multiple donations by political action committees, but the largest was $100,000 from Texans United for a Conservative Majority, which was started and funded by West Texas oil billionaires Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

His contributors included the Roseville Firefighters political action committee, Sacramento Area Firefighters Local 552, Laborers Local 185, the Roseville Area Business political action committee and the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber PAC. — Nicole Buss october 8, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026

An additional $32 million has been spent by Win Senate, a political action committee focused on Collins. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

Several attack ads on Talarico, launched by Republican political action committees, have focused on his past support for transgender youth and accused him of exaggerating his faith to garner the Christian vote. — Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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