porkmeister

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English

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Etymology

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From pork +‎ -meister.

Noun

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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.
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