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| 1 | the mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions available in a congressional district | 6 sets | |
| 2 | the mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions available in a congressional district. | 4 sets | |
| 3 | wasteful congressional spending | 2 sets | |
| 4 | laws passed by congress that appropriate money for local federal projects | 2 sets | |
| 5 | a government project that benefits a specific location or lawmaker's home district and constituents. | 2 sets | |
| 6 | appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are created so that local representatives can win re-election in their home districts | 2 sets | |
| 7 | list of federal proje | 1 set | |
| 8 | a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents | 1 set | |
| 9 | legislation where laws passed give money for local projects | 1 set | |
| 10 | government project that benefits a specific location or lawmaker's home district and constituents | 1 set | |
| 11 | budget items proposed by legislators to benefit constituents in their home state or district. sometimes unnecessary but are passed because they are politically beneficial. | 1 set | |
| 12 | piece of legislation containing the benefits for districts of congress | 1 set | |
| 13 | pet project riders designed to bring federal or state money home | 1 set | |
| 14 | projects attached to appropriation bills to help members of a congressman's home district | 1 set | |
| 15 | wasteful congressional spending, e.g., funding for a lawrence welk museum in north dakota | 1 set | |
| 16 | (n) 政治分肥 (為了政治因素由州或聯邦的賦稅等中撥出而花費於地方福利的經費)a government project or appropriation that yields jobs or other benefits to a specific locale and patronage opportunities to its political representative | 1 set | |
| 17 | the moighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges and institutions available in congressional district | 1 set | |
| 18 | the appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but are created so that local representatives can carry their home district in the election | 1 set | |
| 19 | congressional money desinged to help state projects | 1 set | |
| 20 | the list of federal projects available in congressional district | 1 set | |
| 21 | the mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions in the district of a member of congress. | 1 set | |
| 22 | govt. projects that narrowly benefit legislators' constituencies | 1 set | |
| 23 | a government project that benefits a specific location or lawmaker's home district & constituents. | 1 set | |
| 24 | a mighty list of federal projects and grants available to cities, businesses, colleges, ad institutions available in a congressional district | 1 set | |
| 25 | (aka earmarks) legislatures attached programs or projects to bills to bring money to their home state. "bringing home the bacon." (i.e. see "bridge to nowhere." alaska) | 1 set | |
| 26 | "bringing home" money from washington, ex) a large signed check and presenting it to a group | 1 set | |
| 27 | in american politics, government appropriations for political purposes, especially projects designed to please a legislator's local constituency | 1 set | |
| 28 | phrase used to describe pet projects for a congressman's state or district | 1 set | |
| 29 | refers to spending that is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes. a term referring to appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative's district. in other countries, metaphorically, it stands for any populistic political decisions that are taken before the elections with the aim of obtaining more votes. | 1 set | |
| 30 | budget items propose by legislators to benefit constituents in their home state or district. such expenditures are sometimes unnecessary but are passed anyway because they are politically beneficial. | 1 set | |
| 31 | legislation that gives tangible benefits (e.g., highways, dams, post offices) to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return. | 1 set | |
| 32 | appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are created so that local representatives can win re-election in their home districts. | 1 set | |
| 33 | government funding of something that benefits a particular district, whose legislator thereby wins favor with local voters | 1 set | |
| 34 | budget items proposed by legislators to benefit constituents in their home state or district | 1 set | |
| 35 | the mighty list of federal projects, grants, and contracts availiable to cities, business, colleges, and intitutions available in a congressional district. | 1 set | |
| 36 | legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return | 1 set | |
| 37 | the mighty list of federal projects grants, and contracts available to cities, businesses, colleges, and institutions available in a congressional district. | 1 set | |
| 38 | government projects aimed at legislators constituencies, also called earmarks | 1 set | |
| 39 | legislation that gives tangible benefits (ch. highways, dams, post offices) to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return. | 1 set | |
| 40 | a project that benefits a specific location or a lawmaker's home district | 1 set | |