pork-barreling

• 名词，指政客为本选区或特定地区争取政府拨款或项目资金的做法，往往是为了换取政治支持，而这些资金的使用未必符合整体公共利益。

A noun referring to the practice of securing government funds for projects that primarily benefit a specific local area, often to gain political support.

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1. Government spending for local benefitC1formalamericanpolitical

   The practice of using government funds to finance projects that primarily benefit a specific politician's home district or constituency, often to gain political support.

   为地方利益分配政府资金

   • The senator was accused of pork-barreling after securing millions for a bridge in his hometown.
   • Pork-barreling is often criticized as a misuse of public funds for political gain.
   • The new highway project was seen as a classic case of pork-barreling to win votes in the upcoming election.

   同义词porkpork barrel