political action committee
In the USA, any lobbying organization that raises funds for political candidates and in return seeks to commit them to a particular policy. PACs also spend money on changing public opinion through media campaigns. In 2005 federal PACs raised $477 million and contributed $140.5 million to candidates. By January 2007 there were 4,183 federally-registered PACs.
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