super PAC

noun

1. a type of PAC that has no limitations on the amount or source of donations, though it cannot contribute directly to a political campaign or party.

Word History and Origins

Origin of super PAC¹

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

The super PAC said Andreessen Horowitz committed $25 million this year and $25 million next year, as have Brockman and his wife, Anna Brockman.

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Yasser Salem, who ran a private investment firm and is leading a pro-Mamdani super PAC, said the same question would arise when he spoke to Wall Street and real-estate executives about the mayor-elect: “Is he going to appoint folks based on ideology or capability?”

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Garden State Forward then passed the money along into Working New Jersey, a super PAC created last year and led by union insiders past and present, and Protecting Our Democracy, a now-defunct political organization.

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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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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.

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