pork barrel

English - Turkish

Definition of pork barrel in English Turkish dictionary

Bir milletvekilinin seçim bölgesine sağladığı ödenek

bir milletvekilinin kendi seçim bölgesi için ayırttığı para

milletvekilinin seçim bölgesine sağladığı ödenek

English - English

Definition of pork barrel in English English dictionary

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

Related Terms

porkbarrel

Alternative spelling of pork barrel

Hyphenation

pork bar·rel

Turkish pronunciation

pôrk bärıl

Synonyms

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

Pronunciation

/ˈpôrk ˈbarəl/ /ˈpɔːrk ˈbærəl/

Etymology

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