English Dictionary

super PAC

名詞

アメリカ英語

(US politics) A political action committee which may support a political candidate, and officially endorse one, but is legally bound to not coordinate with any candidate, and is not limited in financial contributions from donors or financial spending.

日本語の意味

アメリカ政治において、候補者を支援する政治活動委員会。公式な支持は表明するものの、法的に候補者と協調して活動することが禁じられており、寄付や支出に関して制限がない組織。

The candidate publicly distanced herself from the super PAC's ads, emphasizing that her campaign does not coordinate with outside groups.

候補者は、公に独立系で寄付に上限のない政治行動委員会が出した広告から距離を置き、選挙運動は外部団体と調整していないと強調した。

意味（1）

(US politics) A political action committee which may support a political candidate, and officially endorse one, but is legally bound to not coordinate with any candidate, and is not limited in financial contributions from donors or financial spending.

Court decisions have established that super PACs are supposed to act independently of a candidate, with no coordination permitted. But the indictment focused on the suspicious timing of hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations to Mr. Menendez’s re-election campaign from a generous friend who allegedly sought government favors through the senator’s influence.

super PACs （ plural ）