gravy plane
n.— «Democrats have criticized the all-GOP trip. Because most of those on board contributed heavily to the Mickelson campaigns, Democrats labeled it the “gravy plane.” They said it was purely a political junket.» —“Resolution Passes Honoring National Guard” by Joe Kafka in Pierre, South Dakota Associated Press Mar. 23, 1993. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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