political action committee

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Recent Examples of political action committee The candidates’ campaigns shared a P.O. box and treasurer with some Republican candidates and conservative political action committees. Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 26 Apr. 2025 Groups like Protect Our Jobs, a political action committee spending money advocating for clean energy jobs, is funneling money into ads targeting House Republicans who supported the reconciliation bill. Barbara Sprunt, NPR, 12 June 2025 That money wound up in the account of a political action committee set up by DeSantis’ former chief of staff, James Uthmeier, to defeat a ballot initiative to legalize marijuana. Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 June 2025 As the public feud between billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump exploded this week, a political action committee supporting Florida Governor Ron DeSantis stepped forward to defend Musk's record. Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for political action committee
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Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • Sadly, such historical good news is being suppressed too often in today’s classrooms and by political opportunists who would rather build unity in their own ranks by turning us against each other like so many political interest groups.
    Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025
  • There are legislators to wrangle, agencies to oversee, natural disasters to address, interest groups to fend off — all while trying to stay in the good graces of millions of often cranky, impatient voters.
    Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • The owner's dog, Draco, started taking a special interest in one of the power outlets in the hallway.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • Two ensembles are also likely to hold special interest: the Brentano String Quartet on July 15, and the Dover Quartet on July 29.
    Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 22 June 2025

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