A Doctor of Philosophy of the University of Oxford in full academic dress. A Doctor of Philosophy degree (often abbreviated Ph.D. , PhD, D.Phil. , or DPhil) or a Doctorate of Philosophy, from the Latin Doctor Philosophiae, is a type of doctorate awarded by universities in many countries.
However, independent expenditures are often used to work around campaign contribution limitations, so a candidate may appear to have a strong outside support network when the money isn't really independently spent but rather provided by people working in concert with the primary campaign committee. References.
A: An aggregate limit is a limit on the overall amount of money a person could give to all local and state candidates, political action committees and political parties in a calendar year.State law had set that limit at $10,000.: An aggregate limit is a limit on the overall amount of money a person could give to all local and state candidates, political action committees and political parties in a calendar year.