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SLUSH FUND [1 record]

Record 1 1999-02-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Electoral Systems and Political Parties
  • Parliamentary Language
  • Finance
DEF

System designed to provide funds for illegal operations such as: political pay-offs or bribes.

OBS

slush fund: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial.

Key term(s)
  • bribery fund

French

Domaine(s)
  • Systèmes électoraux et partis politiques
  • Vocabulaire parlementaire
  • Finances
DEF

Fonds secrets servant à la distribution de pots-de-vin ou à d'autres fins illicites.

OBS

caisse noire : terme extrait du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduit avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sistemas electorales y partidos políticos
  • Lenguaje parlamentario
  • Finanzas
DEF

Sistema organizado para disponer de fondos que financien operaciones ilegales, como comisiones o sobornos a políticos. El término de caja B se suele utilizar cuando se trata de operaciones mercantiles legales que tratan de ocultarse para rebajar el pago de impuestos.

OBS

caja negra: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

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