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Recent Examples of political action committee
Feely has also received $10,000 from the NFL’s political action committee, Gridiron PAC.
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In the wrong hands in Broward, the sheriff’s office is a menacing presence, a political action committee with badges and guns.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Strnad is a former union steward for Workers United and the founder and managing member of Drinks In The Seats, a political action committee that lobbies on behalf of in-seat beer vendors.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs paid $25,000 to a political action committee that supports Republicans in the Missouri House in a donation made public on Tuesday.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
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Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 21 Aug. 2025
In the wrong hands in Broward, the sheriff’s office is a menacing presence, a political action committee with badges and guns.
—Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Strnad is a former union steward for Workers United and the founder and managing member of Drinks In The Seats, a political action committee that lobbies on behalf of in-seat beer vendors.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs paid $25,000 to a political action committee that supports Republicans in the Missouri House in a donation made public on Tuesday.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for political action committee
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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.—
Lisa Hagen,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2023
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Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.—
Mike McShane,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2023
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All this at a time when minority writers are also disproportionately the targets of censorship by Republican state houses and right-wing interest groups.—
Kevin Dickinson,
Big Think,
2 Sep. 2025
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Feulner organized the Heritage Foundation like an interest group.—
E.J. Fagan,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Aug. 2025
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Our health policies are guided by evidence, common sense, and respect for individual rights—not ideological agendas or special interests.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Sep. 2025
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Americans for Prosperity ― Ogles' former employer and that of many of his congressional staff ― is a political special interest group that advocates for limited government, free markets and fiscal restraint.—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Political action committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/political%20action%20committee. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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