The Clinton Dictionary

The Clintons use words in ways that almost nobody else does. To make it easier, we’ve defined many of her strangely-used words below, so you know what they actually mean.

campaign finance reform

[kam-peyn fi-nans ree-fawrm]

noun.

definition: commonly stated ideal for money in politics. Usually stated as a goal, then followed by contradictory action.

At the very same time Hillary Clinton was decrying“unaccountable money” in Iowa, Clinton’s campaign chairman was raising “unaccountable money.”


charity

[char-i-tee]

noun.

definition:

1. means by which one can fund political activity without worrying about federal contribution limits;

2. means by which foreign governments and corporations can contribute to one’s political cause covertly.

See also: “Slush fund

See the full dictionary here.