Leak in the United States

Leak (in Politics)

Related to political science, the following is a definition of Leak in the U.S. practice of politics: The spread of secret, often unfavorable, news about a politician to the media by someone in his or her inner circle.

Some leaks by politicians are intentional, also called a trial balloon, so that they can judge the reaction to a proposed policy change before publicly committing to the new position.