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Meaning of "political action committee" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

political action committee  [pəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈækʃən kəˈmɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

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Political action committee is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Political action committee

In the United States, a political action committee is a type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation. At the federal level, an organization becomes a PAC when it receives or spends more than $1,000 for the purpose of influencing a federal election, according to the Federal Election Campaign Act. At the state level, an organization becomes a PAC according to the state's election laws.

Definition of political action committee in the English dictionary

The definition of political action committee in the dictionary is a private group organized to elect political candidates in United States federal elections.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE


amity
ˈæmɪtɪ
anonymity
ˌænɒˈnɪmɪtɪ
calamity
kəˈlæmɪtɪ
committee
kəˈmɪtɪ
conformity
kənˈfɔːmɪtɪ
deformity
dɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ
dimity
ˈdɪmɪtɪ
enmity
ˈɛnmɪtɪ
enormity
ɪˈnɔːmɪtɪ
extremity
ɪkˈstrɛmɪtɪ
Mitty
ˈmɪtɪ
proximity
prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ
samithi
ˈsʌmɪtɪ
samiti
ˈsʌmɪtɪ
subcommittee
ˈsʌbkəˌmɪtɪ
uniformity
ˌjuːnɪˈfɔːmɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

political
political asylum
political commissar
political convention
political correctness
political economy
political football
political geography
political incorrectness
political party
political prisoner
political science
political scientist
politicalise
politicalize
politically
politically correct
politically incorrect
politically motivated
politically-minded

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

action committee
Central Committee
conference committee
disciplinary committee
Education Committee
executive committee
Internal Security Committee
International Olympic Committee
joint committee
management committee
National Executive Committee
planning committee
policy committee
School Committee
select committee
selection committee
senate committee
settee
standing committee
steering committee
works committee

Synonyms and antonyms of political action committee in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «political action committee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE

Find out the translation of political action committee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of political action committee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «political action committee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

政治行动委员会
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

comité de acción política
570 millions of speakers

English

political action committee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

राजनीतिक कार्रवाई समिति
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لجنة العمل السياسية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

политический комитет действий
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

comitê de ação política
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাজনৈতিক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

comité d´action politique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Politik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Political Action Committee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

政治活動委員会
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정치 행동 위원회
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Politik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ủy ban hành động chính trị
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அரசியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

राजकीय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

siyasi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

comitato di azione politica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Działania polityczne komisja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

політичний комітет дій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

comitet de acțiune politică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιτροπή πολιτικής δράσης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

politieke aksie komitee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

politisk aktionskommitté
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

politisk aksjonskomité
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of political action committee

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE»

The term «political action committee» is regularly used and occupies the 93.953 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about political action committee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE»

Discover the use of political action committee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to political action committee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Political Junkie Handbook
POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 14 $2,300,416 UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) ... ASSOCIATION (NADA) 23 $2,006,386 REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE 24 $1,929,047 CREDIT UNION ...
Michael Crane, 2004
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American Government and Politics Today: The Essentials 2009 ...
Political Action Committee (PAC) A committee set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special interest group. PACs raise and give campaign donations. TABLE 9–1: The Top Twenty Political Action Committees Contributing to ...
Barbara Bardes, Mack Shelley, Steffen Schmidt, 2008
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Inside Political Campaigns: Theory and Practice
61). The FEC refers to candidate committees as authorized committees. A political action committee (PAC) is a political committee that is "neither a party committee nor an authorized committee of a candidate. PACs sponsored by a corporation ...
Karen S. Johnson-Cartee, Gary Copeland, 1997
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Vital Statistics on American Politics 2013-2014
Table 2-13 Top Twenty PACs in Overall Spending and in Contributions to Federal Candidates, 2011–2012 Rank PAC Overall spending 1 Honeywell International Political Action Committee $6,856,795 2 United Parcel Service Inc. PAC ...
Harold W. Stanley, Richard G. Niemi, 2013
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Perpetuating the Pork Barrel: Policy Subsystems and American ...
aurant Association Political Action Committee n Committee of the American Hospital Association •ress Company Committee for Responsible Government iety of Travel Agents PAC ical Action Committee of the American Bus Association m ...
Robert M. Stein, 1997
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Political Market Place USA
American Academy of Ophthalmology Inc Political Committee (OPHTHPAC) 82 American Agri- Women Resource Center (AAWRC) 50 American AIDS Political Action Committee 82 American Airlines Political Action Committee 82 American-  ...
George Thomas Kurian, Jeffrey D. Schultz, 1999
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Routledge Handbook of Political Management
United Association Political Education Committee Labor $2,913,414 $2,370,718 $1,570,250 67 United Transportation Union Political Action Committee (UTU PAC) Labor $2,886,219 $2,897,059 $1,430,000 48 Club for Growth Inc. PAC Trade ...
Dennis W. Johnson, 2010
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Campaign Finance Law 1994: A Summary of State Campaign ...
Staff and postage expenses of a political parly central committee, checking account service charges of a political action committee, and a candidate's personal campaign expenses for travel and meals and checking account service charges ...
Edward D. Feigenbaum, James A. Palmer, 1995
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Parties and Elections in America: The Electoral Process
As is not atypical when one scrutinizes commonly used terms, one finds that the term political action committee does not appear in the statutes of the federal government. However, the statutes do refer to political committees, which are distinct ...
L. Sandy Maisel, Mark D. Brewer, 2011
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Handbook of Public Affairs
It is crucial that each member of the subcommittee working on a Bill a political action committee is interested in is contacted by the committee about the Bill and gets constituents who support the Bill to contact committee members. Next, contact ...
Phil Harris, Craig S Fleisher, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term political action committee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fire truck supplier donates $5000 to tax renewal campaign committee
A political action committee advocating for the passage of a quarter-cent sales tax for capital improvements received $5,000 from a ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Koch Brothers' political group struggles in Alaska
As a non-profit, issues-based group rather than a political action committee, AFP is limited in the political support it can provide. Its volunteers ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
3
In climate change plan, Hillary Clinton makes big bet on solar power
Clinton has earned the backing of billionaire Tom Steyer, whose group, NextGen Climate Action and a related political action committee, ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
4
Moral Monday leader inspires protests, arrests and action
The NAACP doesn't pay him for his work as state chapter president or as chair of the political action committee of the organization's national ... «News Sentinel, Jul 15»
5
Jason Holleman targeted in anonymous ad over disputes with ex-wife
The mailer states it is paid for by a political action committee called Volunteer Values PAC and centers on a police report from February 2014 in ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
6
Republican Candidate Compares Iran Deal To The Holocaust
Mike Huckabee speaks at the Conservative Political Action Committee annual conference in National Harbor, Md., Friday, March 7, 2014. «Mintpress News, Jul 15»
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Group attacks David Jolly for refusing to cut money for botanical …
The Club for Growth, a political action committee backing Jolly's GOP primary opponent, U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, said that Jolly may have only ... «Miami Herald, Jul 15»
8
Appeals court upholds California's shark fin ban
... lawsuit brought by the Chinatown Neighborhood Association and Asian Americans for Political Advancement, a political action committee. «Colorado Springs Gazette, Jul 15»
9
Al Gore steps up for Bone in mayor's race
He also references spending from conservative political action committee that have sought to help other mayoral candidates. The fundraising ... «The Tennessean, Jul 15»
10
Kevin Johnson's Cronies Trump Up Racism Scandal Against His …
... $25,000 donation from the Better Sacramento Political Action Committee, described as “a group of businessmen and developers who formed ... «Deadspin, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Political action committee [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/political-action-committee>. Apr 2024 ».
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