pac

¹

[pak]

noun

1. pack.

pac

²

[pak]

noun

1. Also pack a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.

2. shoepac.

PAC

³

Or P.A.C.

[pak]

noun

plural

PAC's, PACs 

1. political action committee: an organization established by a corporation or other special interest to raise money from individuals for a political campaign or other political cause.

   a labor-union PAC that backs Democratic candidates.

Pac.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Pacific.

PAC

¹

abbreviation

1. Pan-Africanist Congress

Pac.

²

abbreviation

1. Pacific

Word History and Origins

Origin of pac¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1870–75; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

Origin of pac²

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

Fonda said her PAC selects candidates to back based on their climate-change record and viability.

From Los Angeles Times

“We want candidates who have shown public courage in standing up to fossil fuels. We want candidates who can win. We’re not a protest PAC. We’re in it to win it.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Since we’ve started the PAC, it’s interesting how politicians deal with us differently. They know that we’ve got money. They know that we have tens of thousands of volunteers all over the country.”

From Los Angeles Times

Fonda’s PAC has raised more than $9 million since its creation through June 30, according to the Federal Election Commission.

From Los Angeles Times

The tech company launched a new Super PAC to combat state AI regulation that the company thinks is too burdensome, and is pushing for more parental control over how kids use AI, Axios reported on Tuesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• lobbyist 
• pressure group