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The Golden Fleece Award (1975–1988) was a tongue-in-cheek award given to public officials in the United States for squandering public money. Its name is sardonically taken from the actual Order of the Golden Fleece, a prestigious chivalric award created in the late-15th Century. It is a play on the transitive verb fleece, or charging excessively for goods or services.

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  • The Golden Fleece Award (1975–1988) was a tongue-in-cheek award given to public officials in the United States for squandering public money. Its name is sardonically taken from the actual Order of the Golden Fleece, a prestigious chivalric award created in the late-15th Century. It is a play on the transitive verb fleece, or charging excessively for goods or services. United States Senator William Proxmire, Democrat from Wisconsin, began to issue the Golden Fleece Award in 1975 in monthly press releases. The Washington Post referred to the award as "the most successful public relations device in politics today". Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia, referred to the award as being "as much a part of the Senate as quorum calls and filibusters". (en)
  • Golden Fleece Award (1975–1988) diberikan kepada para pejabat publik di Amerika Serikat yang dirasa membuang-buang uang rakyat. Namanya merujuk pada gelar sekaligus merupakan permainan kata to fleece dalam bahasa Inggris yang berarti 'menetapkan harga secara berlebihan'. Senator Amerika Serikat , seorang dari Wisconsin, mulai memberikan Golden Fleece Award pada tahun 1975 melalui setiap bulannya. The Washington Post pernah menyebut penghargaan ini sebagai "alat hubungan masyarakat tersukses dalam dunia politik modern." (in)
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  • March 2020 (en)
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  • What did the study cost? The whole point of the award is to highlight wasteful SPENDING. (en)
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  • Golden Fleece Award (1975–1988) diberikan kepada para pejabat publik di Amerika Serikat yang dirasa membuang-buang uang rakyat. Namanya merujuk pada gelar sekaligus merupakan permainan kata to fleece dalam bahasa Inggris yang berarti 'menetapkan harga secara berlebihan'. Senator Amerika Serikat , seorang dari Wisconsin, mulai memberikan Golden Fleece Award pada tahun 1975 melalui setiap bulannya. The Washington Post pernah menyebut penghargaan ini sebagai "alat hubungan masyarakat tersukses dalam dunia politik modern." (in)
  • The Golden Fleece Award (1975–1988) was a tongue-in-cheek award given to public officials in the United States for squandering public money. Its name is sardonically taken from the actual Order of the Golden Fleece, a prestigious chivalric award created in the late-15th Century. It is a play on the transitive verb fleece, or charging excessively for goods or services. (en)
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  • Golden Fleece Award (in)
  • Golden Fleece Award (en)
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