lobbyist
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i noun
a person who tries to influence legislation on behalf of a special interest; a member of a lobby.
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lobbyist (ˈlɒbɪɪst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| a person employed by a particular interest to lobby | |
| 'lobbyism | |
| —n | |
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Lobbyist
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lobbyist
"[A] strong lobbyist will permit himself to lose heavily at the poker-table, under the assumption that the great Congressman who wins the stake will look leniently upon the little appropriation he means to ask for." [George A. Townsend, "Events at the National Capital and the Campaign of 1876," Hartford, Conn., 1876]
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