political contribution


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Noun1.political contribution - a contribution made to a politician or a political campaign or a political party
donation, contribution - a voluntary gift (as of money or service or ideas) made to some worthwhile cause
soft money - political contributions made in such a way as to avoid the United States regulations for federal election campaigns (as by contributions to a political action committee)
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Aset Kayamas Sdn Bhd managing director Tan Sri Chai Kin Kong told the High Court here today that the signature on the official receipt for the RM2 million political contribution he gave to Umno was that of Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor.
Donations utilized before or after the campaign period are subject to donor's tax and not deductible as political contribution on the part of the donor.
According to provisions under Taiwan's political contribution and criminal laws, foreign agents are not legally allowed to contribute to political campaigns, or intervene in elections, said MAC.
Victoria Neave of Dallas, whose Republican opponent Deanna Maria Metzger received $60,000 in combined help from Empower Texans PAC and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility PAC, along with a nearly $20,000 non-monetary political contribution from Gov.
positions having in mind the political contribution of the Union of the Albanians, more precisely the PDSH Reform Movement", stated Bexheti.
"That political contribution to Pakistani politics is sufficient," said Haqqani.
His most recent political contribution was the creation of a proposed electoral law, which came to be known as the "Fouad Boutros Law." It brought together elements of percentage-based and majoritarian systems of election.
This ruling furthers the erosion of political contribution limits that began with the 2010 ruling in the Citizens United case.
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Already Mr Miliband has pushed through a break in how the party is funded, saying trade union members should have to opt in to pay the party a political contribution.
Clearly, companies planning on contracting with states and local governments must have a political contribution compliance program in place.
On the other hand, the domestic firms form a lobby group whose political contribution schedule is defined by C(s), where s is the per unit subsidy granted by the host government to domestic firms, which we examine later in detail.