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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
pork-barreling is a noun meaning "acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale". It carries one recorded sense.
acquisition of government money for benefits to a specific locale
“keeps his hold on his constituents through unashamed pork-barreling”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pork-barreling come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.