lobbyist
pronunciation
How to pronounce lobbyist in British English:
UK ['lɒbɪɪst]
How to pronounce lobbyist in American English:
US ['lɒbɪɪst]
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- Noun:
- someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor
Word Origin
- lobbyist (n.)
- 1863, American English, from lobby (n.) in the political sense + -ist. [A] strong lobbyist will permit himself to lose heavily at the poker-table, under the assumption that the great Congressman who wins the stake will look leniently upon the little appropriation he means to ask for. [George A. Townsend, "Events at the National Capital and the Campaign of 1876," Hartford, Conn., 1876]
Example
- 1. Until 2008 the group was run by nancy pfotenhauer a former lobbyist for koch industries .
- 2. Melvin mixes biography and personal observation as a consultant and lobbyist to draw eight lessons about the china market .
- 3. The 67-year-old has already served in both the house and the senate . After leaving politics he was a lobbyist and ambassador to germany .
- 4. Ideas included teaching at a university , earning some serious money as a lobbyist , or biding his time until the 2016 election at a think-tank .
- 5. The internet giant has now hired a las vegas lobbyist to press for changes in the law to allow for them to be used legally in nevada .