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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(politics) The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win..
Use pork-barrelling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Pork-barrelling means (politics) The practice of giving favours or money to voters in connection with a candidate for a current or future election, in order to sway enough voters so that the candidate will win..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use pork-barrelling where its definition matches the intended context.
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