pork barrel
noun
in sing.
- N. Amer. informal used in reference to the use of government funds for projects designed to please voters or legislators and win votes〈北美, 非正式〉（为笼络人心而赢得选票的）政府拨款。
派生词
pork-barrelling
noun词源
figuratively, from the use of such a barrel by farmers, to keep a reserve supply of meat.