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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SLUSH FUND

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Slush fund is a noun.
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WHAT DOES SLUSH FUND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Slush fund

A slush fund, colloquially, is an auxiliary monetary account or a reserve fund. However, in the context of corrupt dealings, such as those by governments or large corporations, a slush fund can have particular connotations of illegality, illegitimacy, or secrecy in regard to the use of this money and the means by which the funds were acquired. Political dealings with slush funds tend to create suspicions of quid pro quo, and can be viewed on the surface as corrupt and subversive of the democratic process. For example, Richard Nixon's "Checkers speech" of 1952 was a successful effort to dispel a scandal concerning a rumored slush fund of campaign contributions. Years later Nixon's Watergate scandal did involve slush funds to buy the silence of the Watergate Plumbers. A slush fund can also be connected to amateur level athletics. In the past fifty years, there have been multiple occurrences where boosters and supporters of a collegiate sport program provide the school and coaches with extra money. This money is then distributed to a number of athletes in order to compensate them for their participation and commitment to their program.

Definition of slush fund in the English dictionary

The definition of slush fund in the dictionary is a fund for financing political or commercial corruption. Other definition of slush fund is a fund accumulated from the sale of slush from the galley.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SLUSH FUND

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SLUSH FUND

appeal fund
asset-backed fund
benevolent fund
contingency fund
disaster fund
emergency fund
fund
hardship fund
hedge fund
index-tracking fund
mutual fund
pension fund
relief fund
revolving fund
school fund
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social fund
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superannuation fund
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trust fund

Synonyms and antonyms of slush fund in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «slush fund» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SLUSH FUND

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

Translator English - Chinese

行贿基金
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fondo de reptiles
570 millions of speakers

English

slush fund
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीचड़ निधि
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صندوق طين
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

слякоть фонд
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caixa dois
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জলকাদা তহবিল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

caisse noire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dana slush
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schwarze Kasse
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不正資金
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비자금
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dana sithik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quỹ đen
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெட்டு நிதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गळ घालणारे निधी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rüşvet fonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fondi neri
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fundusz breja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сльота фонд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fond de noroi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λάσπη ταμείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

omkoopgeld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slask fond
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

slush fond
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of slush fund

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUSH FUND»

The term «slush fund» is regularly used and occupies the 77.670 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SLUSH FUND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about slush fund

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SLUSH FUND»

Discover the use of slush fund in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to slush fund and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Jet
Conference officials said the "Slush Fund" provided illegal financial aid to athletes and formed the basis for declaring permanently ineligible athletes Richard Jones, Ron Dunlap, Bob Stevens, Cyril Finder and Derek Faison. Oscar Polite was ...
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Corruption in Public Procurement: Proceedings : Programme of ...
The lay person will deduce from this that a "slush fund" is means of paying the cost of corruption. This is a logical deduction but it corresponds only partially to the truth. By way of introduction, we shall give an initial definition of the term " slush ...
‎1998
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Idioms in the News - 1,000 Phrases, Real Examples
A spiraling corruption probe into allegations of a slush fund to funnel money to political parties has been one of the first emergencies for Italian Premier Mario Monti's fledgling government. — Associated Press (12/1/2011) Tim Day...charged  ...
Peter Bengelsdorf
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Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 22, November 20, 2003 to ...
There is a $14 billion slush fund for HMOs at a time when we don't have money to fully fund education. We can't fully fund education, but we can find $14 billion for a slush fund for HMOs. They don't call it a slush fund. They call it a few other ...
U S Congress, 2008
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Nan's Arsonist: A Six Sigma Mystery
Nancy: The reason Wendy brought this up is that we hear there is now a power struggle within the hospital over the part of Mr. Bill's estate that goes to you as a slush fund. Tell us about that. Nan: I can tell you about the estate, but I assure you  ...
Robert Barry, 2004
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A History of the Osage People
5 Through interpretation of the unusual wording, the BIA was enabled to create a “slush fund” for all Indians and some Negroes. The Osage ceded lands totaled 871,791.11 acres. From the sale of these lands, the cost of surveying the tract and ...
Louis F. Burns, 2004
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Defamation: Comparative Law and Practice
Comparative Law and Practice Andrew Kenyon. so it lacked specificity. The plaintiffs were given leave to replead, which they did in this form: 'The plaintiff was a director of the [Club] whilst knowing it to be a slush fund Club for the Labor Party.
Andrew Kenyon, 2013
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Food: A Dictionary of Literal and Nonliteral Terms
Among the sailors, a slush fund (MWCD: 1869) was an accumulation of money raised by the sale of the slush when the voyage was over and used at the pleasure of the crew. Shortly after the origination of the term slush fund, it was applied to ...
Robert Allen Palmatier, 2000
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Illinois: Legends of Illinois High School Basketball
He watched the collapse of his old high school, which boasted one of the most celebrated basketball traditions in state history, and was a keen observer of the slush fund scandal that devastated the University of Illinois football and basketball ...
Taylor Bell, 2006
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College Football: History, Spectacle, Controversy
The Illinois scandal resulted because of disclosures by a disgruntled candidate for the job of athletic director who accused football coach and athletic director, Pete Elliott, of running a slush fund. Elliott, a former Michigan star, who had taken  ...
John Sayle Watterson, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SLUSH FUND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term slush fund is used in the context of the following news items.
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Kathy Jackson set up secret slush fund for $1m swindle, court told
UNION boss Kathy Jackson used a secret slush fund to hide the unauthorised spending of members' money in a rort that saw her swindle more than $1 million ... «Herald Sun, Jul 15»
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Do Calif. Assembly leaders have slush fund?
Critics say this could amount to a slush fund that allows lawmakers to reward ... the fund to legislative business and returned unspent money to the treasury. «10News, May 15»
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IMF in Greece: a “slush fund” for “its political masters”
In February, Greece agreed a four-month extension to its loan from the European Central Bank (ECB) and European Commission (EC), which along with the IMF ... «Bretton Woods Observer, Mar 15»
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Ontario Tories call for end to WSIB 'slush fund'
Ontario's Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has operated a "slush fund" for years without proper oversight to make sure its getting value for money, the ... «CBC.ca, Mar 15»
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Spain ruling party ran secret slush fund: judge
Madrid (AFP) - A judge found Monday that Spain's ruling party ran a secret slush fund for 18 years, reviving a corruption scandal that has embarrassed the ... «Yahoo News, Mar 15»
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Julia Gillard won't face charges over AWU slush fund
JULIA Gillard faces no criminal action for her legal work on a slush fund for her ... The Commissioner ruled: “Julia Gillard was the recipient of certain funds from ... «The Australian, Dec 14»
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Labor MP Andrew Leigh calls on Julie Bishop to apologise to Julia …
However, the summary of submissions to the commission released on Friday said AWU officials Bruce Wilson and Ralph Blewitt ran a "sham" slush fund, ... «ABC Online, Oct 14»
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Texas Enterprise Fund audit reveals slushiness
Maybe critics of Gov. Rick Perry's Texas Enterprise Fund had it right all along. Maybe it is a slush fund. What else can you call it after reading the state auditor's ... «San Antonio Express-News, Sep 14»
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HP Russia guilty of government bribery using “secret slush fund
“In a brazen violation of the FCPA, Hewlett Packard's Russia subsidiary used millions of dollars in bribes from a secret slush fund to secure a lucrative ... «Ars Technica, Sep 14»
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Julia Gillard's former boss Bernard Murphy has testified at the …
The royal commission is investigating the operations of a slush fund that Ms Gillard helped Mr Wilson create when he was a leader of the Australian Workers ... «The Australian, Sep 14»

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