pac

¹

[pak]

noun

1. pack.

pac

²

[pak]

noun

1. Also pack a soft, flexible, heelless shoe worn as a liner inside a boot or overshoe.

2. shoepac.

PAC

³

Or P.A.C.

[pak]

noun

plural

PAC's, PACs 

1. political action committee: an organization established by a corporation or other special interest to raise money from individuals for a political campaign or other political cause.

   a labor-union PAC that backs Democratic candidates.

Pac.

⁴

abbreviation

1. Pacific.

PAC

¹

abbreviation

1. Pan-Africanist Congress

Pac.

²

abbreviation

1. Pacific

Word History and Origins

Origin of PAC¹

An Americanism first recorded in 1870–75; extracted from shoepac by false analysis as shoe + pac

Origin of PAC²

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

A recent Super PAC email said, “Friend, I want to try and get to Heaven,” citing his desire to end the Russia-Ukraine war to improve his afterlife prospects.

From Salon

“This resolution was crafted with the input of Democratic Majority for Israel, a group whose super PAC worked to oust former Representatives Jamaal Bowman and Cori Bush,” The Nation reported.

From Salon

The American Israel Public Affairs Committee and allied pro-Israel PACs reward loyalty with torrents of campaign cash and punish dissent with lavishly funded primary challenges.

From Los Angeles Times

“I don’t believe that we can be a party that claims to champion working-class people if we’re receiving the same money from corporate PACs that Republicans are.”

From Salon

They’re doing more work in order to not accept corporate donations or run PACs on the side or whatever.

From Salon

Related Words

• lobbyist 
• pressure group