political donor
Election money source
A political donor is a person or organization that contributes money to political campaigns, candidates, or parties.
Donors range from ordinary citizens giving small amounts to wealthy individuals and corporations whose large contributions may buy access or influence.
The candidate's political donors included several tech billionaires.
Campaign finance laws attempt to regulate who can donate and how much, though loopholes abound.
- contributorOne who provides something
- campaign contributionMoney given to candidates
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- wealthyHaving abundant financial resources
- influencePower to affect others
checkbook · bundler · election · corruption · billionaire · money · access · pay to play · quid · backer · benefactor · millionaire · fat cat · deep pockets · dark money · soft money · big money · Citizens United
- donorscord blood, giver, benefactor, patron, contributor
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- fat catstycoon, mogul, magnate, plutocrat, oligarch
- elite poweroligarchy, plutocracy, oligarch, plutocrat, oligarchs
political donorcandidate
Person seeking selection
PAC · campaign manager · political party · fundraiser · lobbyist
political donorcampaign volunteer
Unpaid election worker
grassroots activist · canvasser · door knocker · poll watcher · precinct captain
political, politics, politic, politically, politicize, politicized, politicization, politician, politicians