kiełbasa wyborcza

== Polish == === Etymology === Literally, “election sausage”, from a custom that arose in Galicia (southern part of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed by Austria in the partitions) at the turn of the 19th century. Candidates organized large communal feasts where free sausage and vodka were offered to the public in order to gather votes. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kjɛwˈba.sa vɘˈbɔr.t͡ʂa/ Syllabification: kieł‧ba‧sa wy‧bor‧cza === Noun === kiełbasa wyborcza f (idiomatic, politics) parish pump politics, pork barrel (gifts, especially food, offered to the electorate to influence voting) (by extension, figuratively, idiomatic, politics) unrealistic election promise intended to gain votes (by extension, figuratively, idiomatic, politics) policy change with popular appeal announced shortly before the election to improve the chances of the incumbent party or candidate ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “kiełbasa wyborcza”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kiełbasa wyborcza”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)