pac

¹

[ pak ]

noun

1. pack ¹( def 1 ).

pac

²

[ pak ]

noun

1. Also pack. a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.
2. shoepac ( def ).

PAC

³

or P.A.C.

[ pak ]

noun

, plural PAC's, PACs.

1. political action committee: an organization established by a corporation or other special interest to raise money from individuals for a political campaign or other political cause: super PAC.

   a labor-union PAC that backs Democratic candidates.

Pac.

⁴

abbreviation for

1. Pacific.

PAC

¹

abbreviation for

1. Pan-Africanist Congress

Pac.

²

abbreviation for

1. Pacific

Word History and Origins

Origin of pac¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1870–75; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

Origin of pac²

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

I asked the four if creating a super PAC — long decried by good government types as befouling democracy — violated their values.

From Los Angeles Times

He has donated $1 million to Trump's super PAC in recent years, The New York Times reported — one of many commerce secretaries that have donated to presidential campaigns.

From Salon

They accuse Combs of using phone access codes, known as PAC numbers, of eight other inmates to contact several people — including his sons — and making “three-way calls to contact other individuals.”

From Los Angeles Times

The lawsuits seek recoveries from charities, conservative and progressive PACs, investors in FTX big and small, and other denizens of the crypto community.

From Los Angeles Times

But Trump made headway among Black male voters that proved detrimental to the vice president's bid, argued Alvin Tillery, a Democratic pollster and founder of the Black Equality Alliance super PAC.

From Salon

Related Words

• lobbyist
• pressure group