pork bar·rel
noun/ˈpɔːk bærəl/
/ˈpɔːrk bærəl/
(also pork)
[uncountable] (North American English, informal)- local projects that are given a lot of government money in order to win votes; the money that is used
分肥项目，分肥拨款（议员等为争取选票而促使政府拨款给所属地区的发展项目） - pork-barrel projects/spending/politics
分肥拨款项目／开支／政治
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from the use of a barrel to keep a reserve supply of meat. - pork-barrel projects/spending/politics