political donation
Candidate funding gift
A political donation is money or other resources given to support a candidate, party, or political cause.
Donations fund campaigns, advocacy groups, and political action committees.
The term often appears in discussions of campaign finance reform and influence: The senator's voting record aligned suspiciously with her largest political donations.
Laws governing political donations vary widely by jurisdiction.
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- campaign financeMoney raised for elections
- contributionSomething given to help
- soft moneyUnregulated political donations
- PACCampaign contribution pooler
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political donationcanvassing
Systematic direct voter outreach
phone banking · grassroots organizing · volunteering · door knocking · pro bono services
political donationkickback
Illegal payment for services
political patronage · graft · political corruption · government contract · pay-to-play
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