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I also do not like the idea of soft money, these issue ads - people don't know where the money is coming from, millions and millions of dollars outside of the control of a candidate - there's no accountability.
Scott McCallum

Meaning of "soft money" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SOFT MONEY

soft money play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SOFT MONEY

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Soft money 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 SOFT MONEY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Campaign finance in the United States

Campaign finance in the United States is the financing of electoral campaigns at the federal, state, and local levels. At the federal level, campaign finance law is enacted by Congress and enforced by the Federal Election Commission, an independent federal agency. Although most campaign spending is privately financed, public financing is available for qualifying candidates for President of the United States during both the primaries and the general election. Eligibility requirements must be fulfilled to qualify for a government subsidy, and those that do accept government funding are usually subject to spending limits on money. Races for non-federal offices are governed by state and local law. Over half the states allow some level of corporate and union contributions. Some states have limits on contributions from individuals that are lower than the national limits, while four states have no limits at all. This article deals primarily with campaigns for federal office.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SOFT MONEY

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WORDS THAT END LIKE SOFT MONEY

big money
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in old money
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Monopoly money
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Synonyms and antonyms of soft money in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «soft money» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SOFT MONEY

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

Translator English - Chinese

软钱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

dinero blando
570 millions of speakers

English

soft money
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुलायम पैसे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المال لينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бумажные деньги
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

soft money
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নরম টাকা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

soft money
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wang lembut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

soft money
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ソフトマネー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부드러운 돈
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dhuwit alus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiền mềm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மென்மையான பணம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मऊ पैसे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yumuşak para
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

soft money
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miękkie pieniądze
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

паперові гроші
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bani moale
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαλακό χρήματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sagte geld
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

mjuka pengar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

myk penger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of soft money

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT MONEY»

The term «soft money» is regularly used and occupies the 92.072 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SOFT MONEY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about soft money

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QUOTES WITH «SOFT MONEY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word soft money.
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Scott McCallum
I also do not like the idea of soft money, these issue ads - people don't know where the money is coming from, millions and millions of dollars outside of the control of a candidate - there's no accountability.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SOFT MONEY»

Discover the use of soft money in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to soft money and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Soft Money
Filomena Buscarsela has left the NYPD and her deadbeat man for less perilous work with a non-profit company, but she is drawn back into the world of crime when a rookie cop enlists her aid in solving a bodega murder.
Kenneth Wishnia, 2013
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Outside Money: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the 1998 ...
Election year 2000 is certain to contribute its own chapter to this story of the power of outside money in campaigns, and the challenge to electoral democracy it poses.
David B. Magleby, 2000
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Cracking the AP U. S. Government and Politics, 2004-2005
What is "soft money"? b. Why do the Congressmen depicted in the cartoon want to defend it? c. Why do some members of Congress argue for limiting it? d. Should there be greater restrictions on soft money? Why or why not? Any time an  ...
Tom Meltzer, Princeton Review (Firm), Paul Levy, 2004
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Soft Money, Hard Drugs
Shadeed and Clark are led through a series of events to collaborate on efforts to stem the carnage of substance abuse and addiction.A surburban high school football player, an inner-city teacher, a professional ball player, a polio victim, ...
Henri Clay, 2001
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The Price of Truth : How Money Affects the Norms of Science: ...
The pressure to obtain funding is most intense for researchers who are hired on soft money and must live from grant to grant or contract to contract (Barinaga 2000). A soft money position is an untenured job that is funded through an external ...
David B. Resnik Bioethicist National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 2006
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Presidential Elections: Strategies and Structures of ...
Party spending includes expenditures by the national party and congressional campaign committees and federally regulated spending by state and local parties . It also includes “soft money” for the 1980–2000 period. BOX 3.1. In the arena: ...
‎2012
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More Soft Money Hard Law: The Second Edition of the Guide to ...
This is the followup edition of an earlier volume, Soft Money Hard Law, and it has been fully revised to reflect the new developments.
Robert F. Bauer, 2004
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Money Matters: Consequences of Campaign Finance Reform in ...
combined, the two parties spent about $19.1 million in soft money. In 1992, the two parties spent $79.1 million in soft money. It was not until 1996, however, that the use of party soft money truly exploded (see figure 8.1). In 1996, the Democratic ...
Robert K. Goidel, Donald August Gross, Todd G. Shields, 1999
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The Other Campaign: Soft Money and Issue Advocacy in the ...
1998 and the Soft Money Surge in Congressional Elections As parties discovered the efficacy of soft money raising and spending in the presidential contest, party spending in congressional races shifted from primarily hard-dollar candidate ...
David B. Magleby, 2003
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Financing the 2008 Election
Soft money could be used to pay for a share of such party activities as voter registration and get-out-the-vote efforts. As Anthony Corrado has written, the 1978 ruling “along with a number of subsequent FEC decisions issued in response to ...
David B. Magleby, Anthony Corrado, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SOFT MONEY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term soft money is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jindal soft money group hits airwaves — then goes offline
A soft money organization that poured over $224,000 into Iowa TV ads during the month of June favorable to Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal had its website go ... «Sunlight Foundation, Jun 15»
2
Inside Spending: How Citizens United restored the soft money system
Last February, Tom Steyer, the billionaire hedge fund manager turned global warming activist, pledged to spend $100 million to support candidates who shared ... «Sunlight Foundation, Jan 15»
3
Here Is Your First $100 Million Senate Race
(Clinton was also boosted by at least $6 million in soft money from Democratic Party committees, but at the time it was not necessary to report this spending ... «Huffington Post, Nov 14»
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What politicians really think about Citizens United: Guest commentary
Enter a new report on “The New Soft Money: Outside Spending in Congressional Elections,” just in time for the fall campaigns. The report was put together by ... «Los Angeles Daily News, Jun 14»
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Soft Money's Squishy Political Influence
The report, “The New Soft Money,” is based on interviews with former lawmakers, campaign staff and operatives who have worked on independent spending ... «New York Times, Jun 14»
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RNC Challenges McCain-Feingold Soft Money Rules
Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) and the Republican Party of Louisiana (LAGOP) filed suit in federal court challenging federal soft-money ... «Western Journalism, May 14»
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RNC sues FEC to overturn soft money ban
The regulation of 'soft money' — funds used on "party building" and issue advocacy not subject to contribution limits — was a key element of the Bipartisan ... «Sunlight Foundation Reporting Group, May 14»
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RNC files lawsuit seeking to raise unlimited sums
In its latest suit, the RNC said it is not seeking to do away with the soft money ban or form its own super PAC, arguing that it only wants to raise unlimited sums ... «Washington Post, May 14»
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Did Soft Money Ban Kill Political Parties? | Rules of the Game
Watchdogs warn that such joint campaign funds will effectively bring back the unlimited soft money contributions to the parties that Congress banned in 2002, ... «Roll Call, May 14»
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After 'McCutcheon,' Soft Money Next on Chopping Block?
Although the Court certainly expressed important doctrinal positions that will impact future cases, it is an overstatement to say that all but undoes soft money ... «Bloomberg BNA, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Soft money [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/soft-money>. May 2024 ».
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