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influence peddler

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noun

a person who arranges to obtain favors, as government contracts, from high officials on behalf of others for a fee.

Origin of influence peddler

An Americanism dating back to 1945–50

Related formsinfluence peddling, noun

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for influence peddler

activist, lobbyist, fixer, kingmaker, powerbroker, PAC, latency, wire-puller

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Contemporary Examples of influence peddler

Romney outright called Gingrich an influence-peddler, a charge that draws extra blood because it is exactly true.
Newt Gingrich Omits the Racial Cues
David Frum
January 24, 2012