political donation


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Noun1.political donation - 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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The official receipt of the political donation to Umno was presented by the 19th prosecution witness, Tan Sri Chai Kin Kong, who is the managing director of Asamas Kayamas Sdn Bhd, while testifying in the trial yesterday.
Owing to controversies surrounding her campaign, Charles Johnson, owner of San Francisco Giants, asked for his political donation of $2,700 to be refunded hours before the Mississippi election results were going to be declared.
Tokyo, Mar 6(ANI): Japan Foreign Minister Seiji Maehara has reportedly decided to resign after becoming embroiled in an illegal political donation scandal.
What the public thinks is a definition (of a political donation) is giving money to a political party to pursue political aims.
But a controversial political donation has stirred the wrath of national gay and lesbian groups that previously had praised the retail chain.
CONFUSION remains about Labour Senator Alan Kelly and the curious case of the political donation that went back and forth across the table.
The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW ) never made a political donation to the Labour Party.
Norman Thompson is a retired academic who has led Ms Rhiannon's political donation project for the past four years.
He added: ``Nobody should get an honour because they made a political donation. Equally those who deserve an honour should not be denied it because they have made a political donation.''
Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor asserted that a RM2 million cheque deposited into his Tadmansori Holdings Sdn Bhd's account in 2016 was a 'political donation', a senior executive confirmed during the former minister's trial.
'Accepting Bitcoin as a political donation is more symbolic than the act appears,' Hsiao was quoted as saying.

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