lobbyist

[ lob-ee-ist ]

noun

1. a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.

lobbyist

/ ˈlɒbɪɪst /

noun

1. a person employed by a particular interest to lobby

Derived Forms

• ˈlobbyˌism, noun

Other Words From

• lobby·ism noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of lobbyist¹

First recorded in 1940–45; lobby + -ist

Example Sentences

Investigative reporting has also documented the repeated attempts of ExxonMobil lobbyists to water down U.S. climate policy.

From Salon

Slater Bayliss - the Florida lobbyist - thinks Trump will want to spend as much time in Florida as possible during his second term.

From BBC

On Monday, former lobbyist Morrie Goldman received three years of probation and six months of home detention, along with a $60,000 fine.

From Los Angeles Times

Some of that is a product of an educational system scrubbed clean of inconvenient history and basic civics lessons by conservative lobbyists and politicians.

From Salon

Some lobbyists have been trying to persuade her to water down a commitment to remove tax breaks for investment which the Treasury has called “unjustifiably generous.”

From BBC

Related Words

• activist