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

Credited for making Oregon State competitive in the Pac-12 despite limited resources, Smith needs to show he can do something similar with the Spartans.

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Ultrawealthy supporters include right-wing billionaire Richard Uihlein, who, through a super PAC, gave $336,000 to Moms for Liberty’s super PAC from October 2023 through July 2024.

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House Majority PAC, the second-largest donor, aims to elect Democrats to the U.S.

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Charles Munger, Jr., son of the former Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman, contributed more than $32 million to the Hold Politicians Accountable PAC.

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In terms of how he is planning to finance his campaign, Dunlap said that he wasn’t inclined to accept corporate PAC money at this juncture and said he would deal with donations on a case-by-case basis and that many candidates who say they refuse corporate donations still end up receiving money from leadership PACs, which in turn take money from corporate donors.

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Related Words

• lobbyist 
• pressure group