fence-mending
Social assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorateSocial assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorate.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)Social assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorate.
(uncountable)Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fence, mend.
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmend fences
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable