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PAC

UK/pæk/ US/pʰæk/ uncommon us

noun

1.

committee formed by a special-interest group to raise money for their favorite political candidates

Synonyms

Origin

Various origins: * Borrowed from Polish Pac, a hypocoristic short form of several personal names, such as Paweł or Pakosław. * Borrowed from Czech and Slovak Pač, Páč, from a short form of the personal name Pačeslav. * Borrowed from Spanish Pac, a topographic surname from pac (“farmstead”). * Guatemalan surname, from a Castilianized form of a local Mayan word meaning "wooden spoon".

Phrases

  • pac boot

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