political action committees

1. Committees formed by interest groups to funnel donations to political candidates who are likely to support their position on various issues. Because of current campaign laws, PACs are allowed to make much larger donations than can individuals.

Example Sentences

Much of the total was funneled to two other crypto-related political action committees, according to federal election records.

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The case against Wiederhorn, who donated approximately $40,000 to Trump’s political action committees and the Republican National Committee in the last two years, is still pending in federal court.

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The rules around contributions to political action committees were much stricter: individuals could give no more than $2,500 and corporations and unions were prevented from donating.

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Significant outside spending was pumped into the race, with political action committees contributing $4.4 million to support Min and $1.3 million in support of Baugh, according to Federal Election Commission filings.

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In recent months conservative political action committees have spent $7.5 million opposing Min.

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