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pork barrel

noun
🔊/ˈpɔːk bærəl/
🔊/ˈpɔːrk bærəl/
(also pork)
[uncountable] (North American English, informal)
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  1. local projects that are given a lot of government money in order to win votes; the money that is used分肥项目，分肥拨款（议员等为争取选票而促使政府拨款给所属地区的发展项目）
    • pork-barrel projects/spending/politics分肥拨款项目／开支／政治
    Word Originearly 20th cent.: from the use of a barrel to keep a reserve supply of meat.