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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Hushang Ansary and his wife, Shahla Ansary, have made political contributions worth roughly $14 million from 1995 to 2020, almost all of it going to Republican campaign committees and political action committees backing GOP candidates.
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
His platform and political worldview have sparked a backlash from city billionaires and other business interests, with anti-Mamdani political action committees raising more than $40 million to oppose his candidacy and back Cuomo.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Major players in New York City's powerful real estate and finance industries had come out against Mamdani and donated millions of dollars to political action committees opposing his candidacy.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Candidates are prohibited from coordinating with political action committees.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
His platform and political worldview have sparked a backlash from city billionaires and other business interests, with anti-Mamdani political action committees raising more than $40 million to oppose his candidacy and back Cuomo.
—Kevin Breuninger,dan Mangan, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2025
Major players in New York City's powerful real estate and finance industries had come out against Mamdani and donated millions of dollars to political action committees opposing his candidacy.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Candidates are prohibited from coordinating with political action committees.
—Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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 11 Nov. 2025.
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