farm bloc

Cultural  

1. A group of both Democratic and Republican members of Congress from the farming states of the Middle West that pressures the federal government to adopt policies favorable to farmers.

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Example Sentences

As I write, the Brazilian Congress is debating a law that would transfer the power to demarcate protected lands from the ministry of indian affairs in the executive branch to the politically-driven congressional committees where the powerful ruralista farm bloc holds sway and protests are erupting in Brasilia.

From New York Times

The farm bloc no more turned to him than to Borah for leadership.

From Project Gutenberg

The farm bloc is the first permanent economic minority to organize itself effectively for political action.

From Project Gutenberg

And clamorously amid all these authorities is heard the voice of the Farm Bloc exclaiming: "Don't touch God's Time."

From Project Gutenberg

If Jefferson were writing today he might say that the farm bloc contained the "deposit for substantial and genuine virtue."

From Project Gutenberg