The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word PORKBARREL , but the solution may also be PORK which is one of the most recent solution (2014 in CrossSynergy).
Political patronage crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| PORKBARREL | 40 % | 10 |
| PORK | 40 % | 4 |
| PAP | 20 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Political patronage
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- political corruption
- politicking
- political boss
- power politics
- crony capitalism
- cronyism
- politicization
- politicians
- politicised
- politicos
- political campaign
- politics
Crossword Answer definitions
PORKBARREL noun- A barrel used to store pork.
- A ready supply of income; one's livelihood.
- State funds as assigned for local or regional expenditure; especially, central money used for regional projects which are eyecatching or designed to appeal to voters.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result PORKBARREL
- Legislative favoritism
- Wasteful government expense
- Politician's pet project procurement
- Breakfast for the home folks?
- Political patronage
- Pol's self-indulgent project, informally
- Type of government spending typified by the Bridge to Nowhere
- Government patronage source
- Source of patronage jobs
- Spending for a pol's pet project
More clues leading to the result PORK
- The other white meat
- Politically motivated appropriations
- Unwanted part of a bill
- Political favors
- Kind of barrel?
- It's not kosher
- "The other white meat"
- Federal budget bloater
- Hog meat
- Meat for ribs