porkmeister

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

pork +‎ -meister

Noun[edit]

porkmeister (plural porkmeisters)

  1. (US politics, informal) A politician involved in "pork barrel" politics, using central funds for regional projects designed to appeal to voters.
    • 2008 April 21, “The Road to Somewhere Shady”, in New York Times[1]:
      Representative Young is the porkmeister who championed the notorious Bridge to Nowhere.