to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
broadcasting (e.g. seed); disseminating; distributing (e.g. favours); pork barrelling
planter; seeder; sower; seed drill
money politics; pork-barrel politics
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly