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slush fund
noun
- a sum of money used for illicit or corrupt political purposes, as for buying influence.
- Nautical. a fund from the sale of slush, refuse fat, etc., spent for any small luxuries.
slush fund
noun
- a fund for financing political or commercial corruption
- nautical a fund accumulated from the sale of slush from the galley
slush fund
- A collection of money by a political official or administration that is used to make payments for various services. Though slush funds may be used for legitimate purposes, such as paying state employees, the term is generally used to describe money that is not properly accounted for and is being used for personal expenses and political payoffs. Money raised for political campaigns has come under increasing public scrutiny to ensure that it is not misused.
Word History and Origins
Origin of slush fund1
Example Sentences
The complaint further alleges that Glock had a personal slush fund that he used to “cavort with women around the world.”
Again it appears that the governor was using Sandy aid as a political slush fund.
Take Richard Nixon, who as a senator in the early 1950s, was aided by a donor-funded campaign slush fund.
And it became a slush fund for those beloved social programs.
While USAID turned into a slush fund for Dobson, Powell remained the good soldier, loyal to White House orders.
Plunder-bund is now at least as good as pork-barrel and slush-fund, and money-bund is frequently heard in Congress.
The fund kept or raised for this purpose has always been known as the "slush fund."
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