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Definitions for lobbyist
ˈlɒb i ɪstlob·by·ist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lobbyistnoun

    someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer

Wiktionary

  1. lobbyistnoun

    A person remunerated to persuade (to lobby) politicians to vote in a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result.

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  1. lobbyist

    A lobbyist is a person or group who influences or seeks to influence political decisions by advocating for a specific cause or interest, often in legislation or policy-making processes. They typically represent organizations, special interest groups or corporations, and engage in activities such as making campaign contributions, communicating with government officials, or organizing public awareness campaigns.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Lobbyistnoun

    a member of the lobby; a person who solicits members of a legislature for the purpose of influencing legislation

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lobbyist in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lobbyist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of lobbyist in a Sentence

  1. John Burt:

    For this out-of-state paid lobbyist lady -- for New Hampshire House Republicans to come into our state and grab something that is good about those pearls and twist it... she should be ashamed and I hope she apologizes.

  2. Donald Trump:

    Senator Paul has no chance of wining the nomination and the people of Kentucky should not allow him the privilege of remaining their senator. Rand should save his lobbyist's and special interest money and just go quietly home, rand's campaign is a total mess, and as a matter of fact, I didn't know he had anybody left in his campaign to make commercials who are not currently under indictment!

  3. Gavin Newsom:

    ( California) has worked hard to prepare for a surge - but we ca n’t sustain the record high cases we’re seeing, current projections show CA will run out of current ICU beds before Christmas Eve.The governor told reporters discussions were underway among state health officials over the potential stay-at-home order. Christmas Eve.The governor expects to issue a decision in the next day or two.Last week Christmas Eve.The governor ordered a daily curfew barring social gatherings and other non-essential activities across most of the state between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. daily.Newsom, who has largely banned indoor dining in the state, has apologized after photos surfaced of the first-term Democrat eating dinner with 11 other people, including a prominent lobbyist, at a French restaurant near Napa. None wore masks.More than 4.2 million new COVID-19 infections and 36,000 COVID-19 related deaths were reported across the United States in November, according to a Reuters tally. Hospitalizations are at a pandemic high and deaths the most in six months.Slideshow( 4 images) Nearly 93,000 Americans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19, up 11 % from last week and double the number reported a month ago, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county public health reports.Americans who have endured eight months of restrictions, lockdown and business closures in the face of the pandemic are pinning their hopes on vaccines developed by drug companies Pfizer Inc and Moderna that are awaiting U.S. government approval for emergency use.VACCINES BY CHRISTMAS?U.S. Health Secretary Alex Azar said Pfizer’s medication could be authorized and shipped within days of a Dec. 10 meeting of outside advisers to the Food and Drug Administration.Moderna’s vaccine could follow a week later, Health Secretary Alex Azar said, after the company announced on Monday it would apply for emergency authorization both in the U.S. and Europe.

  4. Josh Marcus-Blank:

    Corey Lewandowski is a shadow lobbyist with a nefarious client list that includes foreign interests, which is why New Hampshire Republicans and even Governor Chris Sununu have been keeping their distance.

  5. Keith McCoy:

    Because they're a captive audience. They know they need The Exxon lobbyist and I need them.

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