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precinct money

precinct money noun: money that is paid to voting precinct leaders for get out the vote efforts, sometimes corruptly.

Noun

precinct money (uncountable)

  1. (US, colloquial) Money that is paid to voting precinct leaders for get out the vote efforts, sometimes corruptly.
    • It also puts up what it calls precinct money, the small bankroll a worker carries and spends on election day and the few days before.1976, William Allison Shimer, American Scholar, page 356
    • Without the precinct money, you don't have poll-watchers and they can get away with anything.1988, Michael Royko, Boss, page 102

Synonyms of precinct money

Questions about precinct money

What does precinct money mean?
Precinct money means money that is paid to voting precinct leaders for get out the vote efforts, sometimes corruptly.
What part of speech is precinct money?
Precinct money is a noun.

Words near precinct money in the dictionary

  1. preciliary
  2. preciliated
  3. precinct
  4. precinct committeeman
  5. precinct committeemen
  6. precinct money
  7. precinctive
  8. precincts
  9. precinema
  10. precinematic
  11. precinematically

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