pac

IPA/pæk/
KK[pˈæk]IPA/pæk/

pac — noun

  • pacsingular
  • pacsplural

1. a private organization in the US that collects money from its members and donate

1.名詞B2
釋義

a private organization in the US that collects money from its members and donates it to help elect or defeat political candidates

例句

The senator's campaign received over two million dollars from a single PAC last year.

PAC + donate / give money to campaigns

Several large tech companies have formed their own PACs to support pro-business candidates.

form / set up a PAC

同義詞
  • super PAC

    a type of PAC that can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money but cannot donate directly to candidates

  • interest group

    a broader term for any organization that tries to influence politicians, not limited to campaign donations

  • lobbying group

    focuses on directly persuading lawmakers, whereas a PAC focuses on funding campaigns

文法句型

PAC + verb (singular or plural)

用法筆記

PAC is short for 'political action committee'. It is almost always written in capital letters (PAC, PACs). The abbreviation is far more common than the full phrase in news reports and everyday political discussion in the US.

常見錯誤

❌PAC is short for political action committee, whose fundraising millions from donors.
✅PAC is short for political action committee, which raises millions from donors.
💡'whose' should not refer to an organization; use 'which' instead.
❌The PACs collects money for the campaign.
✅The PACs collect money for the campaign.
💡PAC is a countable noun; it follows normal plural agreement rules.