pay-to-play

Speech parts

1. pay-to-play - Noun

2. pay-to-play - Adjective

3. pay-to-play - Verb

Meaning

(by extension) To incur a cost to participate in an activity.
(especially US, politics) To make a campaign contribution or illegal payment to avail oneself of business or other opportunities controlled by politicians.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pay,‎ to,‎ play.

pay to play (uncountable)

Any kind of charge to engage in an activity.
(espeically US, politics) Campaign contributions (or outright bribes or graft) required to avail oneself of certain opportunities controlled by politicians, such as uncompetitive government contracts.

(video games, of an online game) Requiring payment from the player.

(by extension, politics, of a politician or a party) Accepting donations in exchange for favors; corrupt.

Alternative names

pay to play

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Examples

A foreign government has revealed another one of the Clinton Foundation’s pay-to-play schemes. Source: Internet

But one particularly striking aspect of this pay-to-play academic scheme is how closely it follows the most simplistic Marxist conception of ruling class ideology. Source: Internet

Just today we read about a pay-to-play fundraising meeting back in May with billionaires - yes, plural - in attendance. Source: Internet

While he rejects pay-to-play speechmaking and appearances, his net worth—reportedly $7 million to $8 million—has come from the 30-plus books he's written, many of them spiritual in nature. Source: Internet

Despite the best efforts of the massive Clinton machine, with even the help of the FBI, CIA and DNI, the “pay-to-play” plan for funding th. Source: Internet

One of the governor’s opponents is pressuring Cuomo to answer some of the revelations in the trial about how state business was conducted, and whether a pay-to-play “atmosphere” was created. Source: Internet

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