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  What it means

  Literally “electoral sausage.” Refers to cheap promises or handouts made by politicians before elections to win votes — “pork barrel politics,” “electoral bribery.”

  Vocabulary

  • kiełbasa — sausage
  • wyborczy — electoral (adjective)

  Grammar note

  Nominative feminine noun phrase. 'Wyborcza' agrees with 'kiełbasa'.

  Cultural context

  In Polish political culture, candidates would literally hand out sausages at rallies to attract voters. The phrase now covers any cynical pre-election promise or gift.

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