pork barrel

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von pork barrel im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

Bir milletvekilinin seçim bölgesine sağladığı ödenek

bir milletvekilinin kendi seçim bölgesi için ayırttığı para

milletvekilinin seçim bölgesine sağladığı ödenek

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von pork barrel im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

A government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative

political handouts, use of funds by the government for projects intended to win votes; jobs and distributed by the government to gain political advantage and not for public advantage; barrel in which pork is kept; (figuratively) "bread and butter, livelihood, source of income

a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents

disapproval If you say that someone is using pork barrel politics, you mean that they are spending a lot of government money on a local project in order to win the votes of the people who live in that area. Pork-barrel politicians hand out rents to win votes and influence people. A government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative. a government plan to increase the amount of money spent in a particular area, done in order to gain a political advantage - used to show disapproval

Relevante Übersetzungen

porkbarrel

Alternative spelling of pork barrel

Silbentrennung

pork bar·rel

Türkische aussprache

pôrk bärıl

Synonyme

back scratching, favors of office, logrolling, melon, patronage, payola, perks, perquisite, plum, political favor, pork, public crib, public till, public trough, spoils of office

Aussprache

/ˈpôrk ˈbarəl/ /ˈpɔːrk ˈbærəl/

Etymologie

[ 'pOrk, 'pork ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English, from Old French porc pig, from Latin porcus; more at FARROW.