族ぞく議ぎ員いんMeaningsNoun1. pork-barrel politician; special-interest politician; politician lobbying for the benefit of the private industries to which they are connectedKanji used族tribe議deliberation員memberPitch accentぞくぎいんComposed of族ぞくtribe; race; people; family; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; lot; bunch; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)Suffix議ぎ員いんmember of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of CongressNoun