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dark money
noun[ U ]
uk /ˌdɑːk ˈmʌn.i/ us /ˌdɑːrk ˈmʌn.i/
money from people or organizations whose names are not known or revealed, that may be connected to illegal or harmful activities: （来源不清、可能与非法或有害活动有关的）黑钱
We must not risk dark money from overseas subverting our electoral system.我们决不能冒险让海外黑钱破坏我们的选举制度。
He had millions in a secret account in a private bank: dark money, paid to his father by the British secret service.
A new law on dark money proposed nonprofits would have to disclose donors who give more than $10,000 if geared toward “influencing or attempting to influence” elections.
Loopholes in campaign disclosure rules have made so-called dark money – funds from groups that do not disclose their donors – disturbingly common.
Dark money is already flowing into the state's Senate race.
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