POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Synonyms: 5 Similar Words

political action committee

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Recent Examples of political action committee But a new federal political action committee gives him a way to start building beyond Pennsylvania. — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026 Musk has his own political action committee, which has also committed money to Paxton’s cause, but the $158 million was routed through a separate group, the Senate Leadership Fund, obscuring for weeks the extent of his involvement. — Casey Murray, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2026 Thomson has received donations from the Sacramento County Deputy Sheriffs Association political action committee. — Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 15 Oct. 2026 An additional $32 million has been spent by Win Senate, a political action committee focused on Collins. — Kimberlee Kruesi, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for political action committee

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Connecticut’s lawmakers have a vested interest in the success of Sikorsky, its workforce and suppliers, since it is based in their state and represents a significant part of its defense industry and economy.

— Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 4 Feb. 2023
Applying to become a charter school can take years and require the signoff of any number of gatekeepers, some of whom have a vested interest in limiting competition for existing providers.

— Mike McShane, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2023

Definition of vested interest

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Worried by the trends at California campuses, two major higher education interest groups prioritized the issue.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 25 Oct. 2026
Today, lobbying has grown into a multibillion-dollar industry and business now outspends labor and public-interest groups 34-to-one.

— Christopher Marquis, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

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He’s seized on the attorney general’s abundant out-of-state travel — for official business, Ford says — to portray him as a high-flier beholden to the special interests that financed his jaunts.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Both questions surrounding special interests underscored the extent to which the pair has been entrenched in politics for decades, even as Jackson presents himself as the outsider taking on the ultimate insider.

— Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 9 Oct. 2026

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