Definitions for lobby group
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1. special interest, special-interest group, special interest group, advocacy group, lobby group, lobby, pressure group, third housenoun

   an interest group that tries to influence legislators or bureaucrats to act in their favor, typically through lobbying

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1. lobby group

   In politics, lobbying, persuasion or interest representation is the act of lawfully attempting to influence the actions, policies, or decisions of government officials, most often legislators or members of regulatory agencies. Lobbying, which usually involves direct, face-to-face contact, is done by many types of people, associations and organized groups, including individuals in the private sector, corporations, fellow legislators or government officials, or advocacy groups (interest groups). Lobbyists may be among a legislator's constituencies, meaning a voter or bloc of voters within their electoral district; they may engage in lobbying as a business. Professional lobbyists are people whose business is trying to influence legislation, regulation, or other government decisions, actions, or policies on behalf of a group or individual who hires them. Individuals and nonprofit organizations can also lobby as an act of volunteering or as a small part of their normal job. Governments often define "lobbying" for legal purposes, and regulate organized group lobbying that has become influential. The ethics and morals involved with legally bribing or lobbying or influence peddling are controversial. Lobbying can, at times, be spoken of with contempt, when the implication is that people with inordinate socioeconomic power are corrupting the law in order to serve their own interests. When people who have a duty to act on behalf of others, such as elected officials with a duty to serve their constituents' interests or more broadly the public good, can benefit by shaping the law to serve the interests of some private parties, a conflict of interest exists. Many critiques of lobbying point to the potential for conflicts of interest to lead to agent misdirection or the intentional failure of an agent with a duty to serve an employer, client, or constituent to perform those duties. The failure of government officials to serve the public interest as a consequence of lobbying by special interests who provide benefits to the official is an example of agent misdirection. That is why lobbying is seen as one of the causes of a democratic deficit.

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1. lobby group

   A lobby group, also known as interest group or advocacy group, is an organized body or entity that seeks to influence or sway public policy or legislation in a way that is favorable to their interests. This is usually done through lobbying or direct engagement with government officials, regulatory bodies, legislators, or other policymakers. Lobby groups can represent various interests, including businesses, non-profit organizations, trade unions, or public-interest causes.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lobby group in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lobby group in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of lobby group in a Sentence

1. Greg Mourad:

   It’s an egregious waste of taxpayer dollars, there’s no reason for Austin Fire Department -RRB- and Austin Fire Department -RRB- is the problem with unionizing the public sector. They [ unions ] have become the most powerful lobby group in politics. The CEI study found that Texas cities pay thousands of hours in release time to teachers, cops and firefighters, and raised the possibility that such payments violate the Lone Star State’s constitution, which prohibits the transfer of public funds to private entities that do not serve a public purpose.

2. Trey Kovacs:

   There’s no reason for Austin Fire Department -RRB- and Austin Fire Department -RRB- is the problem with unionizing the public sector. They [ unions ] have become the most powerful lobby group in politics. The CEI study found that Texas cities pay thousands of hours in release time to teachers, cops and firefighters, and raised the possibility that such payments violate the Lone Star State’s constitution, which prohibits the transfer of public funds to private entities that do not serve a public purpose.

3. Robert White:

   The governor and others have knuckled under to the threats of big business and the LGBT lobby group.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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