lobbyist
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- lobbyism noun
Etymology
Origin of lobbyist
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Semafor reported that Slater had been sidelined from settlement negotiations between top Justice Department officials and Live Nation’s executives and lobbyists.
From Barron's
Kyle Kunkler, a former lobbyist for the American Soybean Association, is now the deputy assistant administrator for pesticides in the EPA's Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention.
From Barron's
For decades, U.S. macroeconomic debates treated regulation as a sideshow—important for lawyers, lobbyists, and compliance officers but peripheral to the “real” drivers of economic performance, such as interest rates, deficits, and stimulus.
From Barron's
Behind closed doors, some crypto firms have floated as a compromise the idea of requiring stablecoins to hold a portion of their reserves at community banks, according to industry lobbyists.
From Barron's
The trade body for lobbyists has called for "urgent reform" and "immediate regulatory action" after the BBC uncovered details of a company offering access government officials for money.
From BBC
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
