Slush Fund (Noun)
Meaning
A fund for buying votes or bribing public officials.
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The politician was accused of using a slush fund to buy votes from low-income families in the district.
- The company's executives were found guilty of maintaining a slush fund to bribe government officials for favorable contracts.
- The investigation revealed that the corrupt businessman had set up a slush fund to influence the outcome of the election.
- The government agency was shut down after it was discovered that its leaders had been using a slush fund to line their own pockets.
- The scandal surrounding the slush fund led to the resignation of several high-ranking officials in the administration.