PoliticsAugust 15, 2026

corralled

kuh-RALD

Definition

To gather, collect, or restrict resources or power into a specific place or under the control of a specific group.

Etymology

Derived from the Spanish 'corral,' meaning an enclosure or pen for livestock. It entered English in the 19th century to describe the act of driving animals into an enclosure, eventually expanding to figurative uses involving the control or gathering of people or resources.

In the news

The article uses the term to describe how government funding and political power are being concentrated or monopolized by large inner-city organizations at the expense of regional communities.

Government inner city funding fuels growing inequality within LGBTIQA+ community

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