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单词 political action committee
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political action committee
political action committee n. Politics (chiefly U.S.) (also with capital initials) a committee formed to support political candidates or initiatives, esp. in collecting voluntary contributions towards electoral funds (in later use, frequently in order to circumvent regulations that limit the size and origin of contributions); abbreviated PAC n.2
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1839 Colored Amer. 9 Nov. Brother Cornish is put again this week, in his usual style, against the political action committee of this City, or rather, the lectures before that body, by Alvin Stewart, Esq., of Utica.
1875 N.Y. Times 27 Feb. 2/6 At a recent conference..of the Middlesex Good Templars.., the report of the Political Action Committee was adopted, recommending..a bill prohibiting the employment of young females behind bars in public houses.
1924 Jrnl. Polit. Econ. 32 350 Not only did the American Federation of Labor again organize its national, state, and local political action committees, but for the first time the railroad brotherhoods did likewise.
2002 U.S. News & World Rep. 17 June 18/1 Her political action committee..has raised almost $900,000 this election cycle.
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