(chiefly, US politics, often, attributively) State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal
(chiefly, US politics, often, attributively) State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters.
“Every piddly little bit of special pork barrel pleading contributes to a culture devoid of civic virtue and enables totalitarian consumerism, the most busted-ass ideology of which I can conceive”
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(US, politics) Something which is used to pay for a bill, such as an increase in taxes.
(Ireland, UK, politics, derogatory, informal) Political activity that is more evidently concerned with addressing the immediate needs of the local electorate than with strategy that might affect the national interest.
(US, politics) The designation of funds from the federal budget for a particular project created in response to a letter from a member of congress to an official in the executive branch who is responsible for authorizing appropriations.
(chiefly, US) A ready supply of income; one's livelihood.
Similarly, earmarked, pork-barrel spendingis an invaluable tool for assembling bipartisan majorities for legislation because it helps members of Congress see the good a bill does for their constituents.
(now, _, rare) A barrel used to store pork.