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Lobbyism

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Noun

1. lobbyism

the practice of lobbying; the activities of a lobbyist

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lobbyism

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noun
a person employed by a particular interest to lobby

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Lobbyism

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noun
a person, acting for a special interest group, who tries to influence the introduction of or voting on legislation or the decisions of government administrators

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Lobbyism

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n.
A person employed to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause.
n. pl. lob·bies
1. A hall, foyer, or waiting room at or near the entrance to a building, such as a hotel or theater.
2. A public room next to the assembly chamber of a legislative body.
3. A group of persons engaged in trying to influence legislators or other public officials in favor of a specific cause: the banking lobby; the labor lobby.
v. lob·bied, lob·by·ing, lob·bies
v. intr.
To try to influence the thinking of legislators or other public officials for or against a specific cause: lobbying for stronger environmental safeguards; lobbied against the proliferation of nuclear arms.
v. tr.
1. To try to influence public officials on behalf of or against (proposed legislation, for example): lobbied the bill through Congress; lobbied the bill to a negative vote.
2. To try to influence (an official) to take a desired action.

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