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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word pork barrels:

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  1. pork barrels: Merriam-Webster
  2. pork barrels: Collins English Dictionary
  3. pork barrels: Vocabulary.com
  4. pork barrels: Wiktionary

(Note: See pork_barrel as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (pork barrel)

noun:  (now rare) A barrel used to store pork.
noun:  (chiefly US) A ready supply of income; one's livelihood.
noun:  (chiefly US politics, often attributively) State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters.
▸ Also see pork_barrel


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