soft money

noun

chiefly US
: money that is given to a political party rather than to a particular candidate

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That timetable seemingly did not anticipate soft money checks of $20,000 each flooding March city elections. — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 21 Feb. 2026 When that compact was broken last year by the administration’s unprecedented purge of support for thousands of research projects, scientists in soft money positions were the first to feel the fallout. — Megan Molteni, STAT, 7 Apr. 2026 How the back of the napkin math works for Eden is that the $55M production cost was reduced down to a net $35M production cost thanks to soft money from Australian tax credits. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Aug. 2025 Crucially, approximately 70% came from soft money – public funding sources – ensuring creative freedom. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soft money

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“Soft money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soft%20money. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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