war chest
noun
: a fund accumulated to finance a war
broadly
: a fund earmarked for a specific purpose, action, or campaign
Examples of war chest in a Sentence
The candidate held fund-raising dinners to build up his war chest.
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Despite no longer being a candidate, Haley maintained a healthy campaign war chest through the end -- closing out her candidacy with $7.8 million cash on hand in her principal campaign committee and another $11.7 million in her joint fundraising committee, according to records filed with the FEC.
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Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Still, Hawley's war chest is more than twice the size of Kunce's.
—Samantha Liss, CBS News, 9 May 2024
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Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 13 May 2024
Still, Hawley's war chest is more than twice the size of Kunce's.
—Samantha Liss, CBS News, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for war chest
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“War chest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/war%20chest. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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