soft money

基本解释

The issue of hard and soft money is only scratching the surface of this complicated subject of campaign money .
硬性和软性捐款问题还只触及竞选经费这个复杂问题的表面。
For instance， soft money can be used for TV ads advocating the party platform but cannot ask viewers to vote for any candidate by name.
例如，软性捐款可用在宣扬党的施政纲领的电视广告上，但是这个广告却不能点侯选人的名，要求电视观众投票选举他。
3：The issue of hard and soft money is only scratching the surface of this complicated subject of campaign money.
他说：硬性和软性捐款问题还只触及竞选经费这个复杂问题的表面。

The soft money guys have had the freedom to do what they like since 1971.
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(in the US) money that can be spent by a political party on grass-roots organization, recruitment, advertising, etc it must be deposited in a party's non-federal (state-level) bank accounts, and must not be used in connection with presidential or congressional elections &rarrcompare hard money