campaign contribution
Election fund gift
Campaign contribution is money or resources given to support a political candidate, party, or cause.
Contributions may go directly to campaigns or to political action committees (PACs) that advocate independently.
Laws regulate who can contribute and how much: The company maxed out its campaign contributions to both parties.
The term often appears in discussions of money's influence on politics.
- candidatesThose seeking selection
- conflict of interestCompromised impartiality from competing stakes
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- donorsPeople who give gifts
- big donorMajor financial contributor
straw donor · unions · political parties · foreign money · advocacy groups · bundling · grass roots · undue influence · soft money · super PACs · lobbyists · corporations · Citizens United · matching funds · election cycle · corporate sponsorship · PACs · pay to play
campaign contributionbribe
Illicit payment for favor
kickback · payoff · graft · hush money · slush fund
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