Meaning

1 senses
  1. A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

    Lobbyist, Lobbyistin

    лобби́стlobbíst, лобби́сткаlobbístka

More definitions
  • someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Tom isn't a lobbyist.

  2. Tom is a lobbyist.

  3. The lobbyists formed a special interest group.

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  4. Beyle wishes lobbyists would stop speaking for her.

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  5. Lobbyists for the bill funneled bribes into a campaign fund.

    ruЛоббисты законопроекта перечисляли взятки в фонд кампании. — Ivanovb

Translations

7 languages
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By meaning 1
person paid to influence politicians:
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By meaning 1
person paid to influence politicians:

Forms

plural: lobbyists
Singularlobbyist
Plurallobbyists

regular

Word family

3 related words

See also

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