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pork-bar•rel•er

Pronunciation: (pôrk'bar"u lur, pōrk'-), [key]
—n. Informal.
a politician, esp. a senator or member of Congress who is party to or benefits from a pork barrel.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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