| 单词 | yellow dog fund |
| 释义 | > as lemmasyellow dog fund yellow dog fund n. U.S. (now historical) a concealed fund used to bribe or influence the action of a person or group; esp. a fund of this kind held by an insurance company; cf. slush fund n. b. ΚΠ 1905 Brooklyn Daily Eagle 7 Sept. 1/4 The committee's inquiry into..the Equitable scandal, especially the particular investigation into that ‘yellow dog fund’. 1954 Mich. Alumnus Q. Rev. Feb. 132/1 Wade also kept a secret ‘yellow-dog’ fund derived from fines and other blind sources. 2013 P. Grondahl These Exalted Acres 96 A slush fund used to lobby and bribe legislators on bills favorable to the industry that became known as ‘the yellow dog fund’. < as lemmas |
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