Lobbyist - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈlɑːbɪɪst|
Brit.
|ˈlɒbɪɪst|
noun
- someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer
Extra examples
I'll meet you in the lobby after the show.
The proposed new law is supported by the oil lobby.
The health-care industry has lobbied against the proposal.
I lobbied our company for a new computer.
...a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry...
...an influential Washington lobbyist who has been involved in a number of backstairs deals to limit regulation of financial institutions...
Word forms
noun
singular: lobbyist
plural: lobbyists
singular: lobbyist
plural: lobbyists
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