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

His more sizable donations have come from county Republican parties, sitting Republican lawmakers and political action committees for law enforcement groups, industry groups and other special interests. —Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026

Protect Wyoming is a political action committee, or PAC, founded this year. —Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2026

Of particular concern, the organization took steps to hide its money in shell political action committees and coordinated donations via individual donors while the candidates who benefited often feigned ignorance about enormous donations and expenditures. —Jesse Jackson Jr, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026

Ahead of the May 2025 election, a dark-money political action committee spent nearly $116,000 to back two opponents running against Linker and Cavender. —Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1839, in the meaning defined above

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