Soft Money (Noun)
Meaning
Political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee).
Classification
Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession.
Examples
- The political action committee relied heavily on soft money to influence key elections nationwide without technically violating campaign finance laws.
- Critics argued that the influx of soft money in the election process undermined the democratic system by giving an unfair advantage to the wealthiest donors.
- During the campaign, the opposition party was accused of accepting large amounts of soft money to fund negative advertisements against their rival.
- Despite campaign finance reform efforts, loopholes continue to allow the use of soft money in federal elections, often through complex networks of shell organizations.
- The investigation revealed that millions of dollars in soft money were funneled into various election-related activities without being disclosed as required by law.