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Noun: pork-barreling  ,pork'ber-u-ling
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
    "keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling"

Derived forms: pork-barrelings

Type of: acquisition