super PACn.

Brit.

/ˈs(j)uːpə pak/, U.S.

/ˈsupər ˌpæk/

Forms: 1900s– super PAC, 1900s– super Pac. Also with capital initial in the first element.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, PAC n.²

Etymology: < super- prefix + PAC n.²

U.S. Politics.

A political action committee which is subject to fewer restrictions on certain types of fund-raising or expenditure than an ordinary PAC; (now) spec. a type of independent political action committee which may raise and spend unlimited sums of money from corporations, labour unions, and individuals. Cf. political action committee n. at political adj. and n. Compounds 2.Such political action committees rose to prominence in the wake of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and related lower-court decisions, which lifted restrictions on independent political spending by corporations and unions.

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society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > committee collecting electoral funds

PAC1944

super PAC1980

1980 Paris (Texas) News 1 May 16/3 Skeptical capitol observers are referring to the businessmen's coalition as a front to camouflage special interest contributions, a Super PAC, a PAC's PAC or even more ominously, The Ultimate PAC.

1993 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) (Nexis) 2 Apr. 1 a Unlike other PACs, which are limited in the amount they can give to individual candidates, super PACs can spend an unlimited amount on behalf of their chosen candidates—as long as they don't give any money directly to the candidates.

2010 Advertising Age (Electronic ed.) 4 Oct. Companies can give to third-party groups without having to immediately reveal the donations. One vehicle is a ‘super PAC’, through which organizations can take unlimited donations from corporations or unions for advertising.

2012 National Jrnl. (U.S.) (Nexis) 26 Jan. Multimillion-dollar barrages of ads launched by super PACs may be wounding the leading GOP presidential candidates.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	super pac
释义	super PACn. Brit. /ˈs(j)uːpə pak/, U.S. /ˈsupər ˌpæk/ Forms: 1900s– super PAC, 1900s– super Pac. Also with capital initial in the first element. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, PAC n.² Etymology: < super- prefix + PAC n.² U.S. Politics. A political action committee which is subject to fewer restrictions on certain types of fund-raising or expenditure than an ordinary PAC; (now) spec. a type of independent political action committee which may raise and spend unlimited sums of money from corporations, labour unions, and individuals. Cf. political action committee n. at political adj. and n. Compounds 2.Such political action committees rose to prominence in the wake of the 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and related lower-court decisions, which lifted restrictions on independent political spending by corporations and unions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > American politics > [noun] > committee collecting electoral funds PAC1944 super PAC1980 1980 Paris (Texas) News 1 May 16/3 Skeptical capitol observers are referring to the businessmen's coalition as a front to camouflage special interest contributions, a Super PAC, a PAC's PAC or even more ominously, The Ultimate PAC. 1993 Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) (Nexis) 2 Apr. 1 a Unlike other PACs, which are limited in the amount they can give to individual candidates, super PACs can spend an unlimited amount on behalf of their chosen candidates—as long as they don't give any money directly to the candidates. 2010 Advertising Age (Electronic ed.) 4 Oct. Companies can give to third-party groups without having to immediately reveal the donations. One vehicle is a ‘super PAC’, through which organizations can take unlimited donations from corporations or unions for advertising. 2012 National Jrnl. (U.S.) (Nexis) 26 Jan. Multimillion-dollar barrages of ads launched by super PACs may be wounding the leading GOP presidential candidates. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1980
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