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political action committee

organization that pools contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation
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political action committee

Summary

political action committee is a legal form[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of legal_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,923 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • political action committee's instance of is recorded as legal form[3].
  • political action committee is a type of political organization[4].
  • political action committee is used for campaign finance[5].
  • political action committee's Commons category is recorded as Political action committee[6].
  • political action committee's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as United States[7].
  • political action committee's main Wikidata property is recorded as P7057[8].

Body

Definition and Type

political action committee's instance of is recorded as legal form[3]. It is a type of political organization[4].

Use and Application

political action committee is used for campaign finance[5].

Why It Matters

political action committee ranks in the top 10% of legal_form entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,923 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). political action committee. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/political-action-committee
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_political-action-committee_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{political action committee}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/political-action-committee}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Applies to jurisdiction → United States
    Subclass of → —
    Has use → campaign finance
    Subclass of → political organization
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560619105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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