soft money 軟錢

soft money
繁：軟錢
简：软钱

软钱则指的是外部政治献金，来源于竞选活动之外的团体。这些团体只要不是政治组织，就可以接受来自个人、企业和工会的捐款，且不设上限。超级政治行动委员会就属于这一类。这些团体不能与竞选人及相关组织直接协调，但其资金可用于刊登广告来支持或反对某位候选人。

美国选战“金钱化”愈演愈烈（2016年7月13日）。新华网，取自http://news.xinhuanet.com/politics/2016-07/13/c_129140089.htm

“Hard money” refers to tightly regulated contributions to candidates, while “soft money” refers to unregulated, unlimited contributions to political parties for so-called “party-building” activities. Traditionally, soft money donations have been used for get-out-the vote drives, voter registration efforts and ads that say “Vote for Democrats” or “Vote for Republicans.”

Where the money is: A campaign spending primer. (2012, January 24). CNN. Retrieved from http://edition.cnn.com/2012/01/23/politics/campaign-spending-primer/