[{"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["any identifying or distinguishing mark characteristic:The mayor's had all the earmarks of dirty politics.", "a mark of identification made on the ear an to show ownership.", "a provision in a piece of Congressional legislation that directs specified federal funds to specific projects, programs, organizations, or individuals:Compare pork barrel pork barrel.Lawmakers requested almost 40,000 earmarks worth more than $100 billion directed to their home districts and states."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to set aside for a specific purpose, use, recipient, etc.:to earmark goods for export.", "to mark with an earmark."]}]