lobby correspondent
lobby correspondent · lobby correspondents
A journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through…A journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through unattributed sources from politicians or other government officials.
Meaning
1 senses(UK)A journalist who reports on political and parliamentary affairs, especially through unattributed sources from politicians or other government officials.
Origin
So called from journalists who were given access to the private members' lobby in the HousSo called from journalists who were given access to the private members' lobby in the House of Commons, later becoming a more generic term for all such journalists in Parliament.
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Forms
plural: lobby correspondents| Singular | lobby correspondent |
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