Synonyms for lobbyist
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : lob-ee-ist |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɒb i ɪst |
Définition of lobbyist
Origin :- 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]
- noun special interest representative
- It could not be that she would descend to the plane of a lobbyist!
- Extract from : « A Man of Two Countries » by Alice Harriman
- It was the haunt of the concession-monger; of the lobbyist; of the men who wanted something.
- Extract from : « A Tramp's Notebook » by Morley Roberts
- By the way, what do you think of my going there, and setting up as a lobbyist?
- Extract from : « Love in a Cloud » by Arlo Bates
- It pleases Mrs. Taine to be, in the world of art, a lobbyist.
- Extract from : « The Eyes of the World » by Harold Bell Wright
- No lobbyist had the faintest idea of "approaching" the old man in that way.
- Extract from : « In the Arena » by Booth Tarkington
- Municipal corruption has become a byword, and the lobbyist has made his evil presence felt at the national and State capitals.
- Extract from : « The Price of a Soul » by William Jennings Bryan
- Some of the best laws and some of the worst are enacted through the influence of the lobbyist.
- Extract from : « Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition » by J.A. James
- Such knowledge as he obtains is brought to him ordinarily by a lobbyist.
- Extract from : « Papers and proceedings of the thirty-fifth general meeting of the American Library Association, 1913 » by Various
- He says that a lawyer should keep to his profession, and not become a lobbyist in the interest of his clients.
- Extract from : « Mr. Crewe's Career, Complete » by Winston Churchill
- Though far from equalling his rival in talent, knowledge, and authority, he greatly surpassed him in his skill as a lobbyist.
- Extract from : « Penguin Island » by Anatole France
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