For Fat Cat we have terms and definitions in 2 topics. The topics are Campaign Finance and Presidential Election.

Fat Cat (Campaign Finance)

A wealthy individual who makes large campaign contributions. Also, a member of a guerrilla theater troupe which stages actions outside political fundraisers; the actors dress like corpulent felines smoking cigars and passing out bundles of cash to politicians on behalf of vested interests.

Fat Cat (Presidential Election)

An all-purpose term, usually derogatory, used to describe any big political contributor, especially one who seeks influence in exchange for his money. Political scientist Herbert Alexander says the term was first popularized in the 1920s by The Baltimore Sun. According to Safire's Political Dictionary, however, the expression's roots go back to the late 1880s when the use of high-pressure tactics on contributors was called "fat-frying." A leading Republican fund-raiser of the time circulated a letter urging his colleagues to "fry the fat out of the manufacturers."

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