dark money
noun [ U ] uk/ˌdɑːk ˈmʌn.i/ us/ˌdɑːrk ˈmʌn.i/
（来源不清、可能与非法或有害活动有关的）黑钱
money from people or organizations whose names are not known or revealed, that may be connected to illegal or harmful activities
We must not risk dark money from overseas subverting our electoral system. 我们决不能冒险让海外黑钱破坏我们的选举制度。
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- He had millions in a secret account in a private bank: dark money, paid to his father by the British secret service.
- A new law on dark money proposed nonprofits would have to disclose donors who give more than $10,000 if geared toward “influencing or attempting to influence” elections.
- Loopholes in campaign disclosure rules have made so-called dark money – funds from groups that do not disclose their donors – disturbingly common.
- Dark money is already flowing into the state's Senate race.