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lobbyist

  • /ˈlɑ.bi.ɪst/ US
  • /ˈlɒ.bi.ɪst/ UK

noun lobbyists

  1. A person who is paid to lobby politicians and encourage them to vote a certain way or otherwise use their office to effect a desired result. Banning President Trump from Twitter didn't just cut his personal communications channel but curbed a cottage industry of lobbyists and consultants who monetized their ability to get clients into his Twitterverse. […] One lobbyist told Axios his firm paid another consulting shop to generate earned m

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Closest in meaning: interest, defender, pressure, lobbier, policymaker, litigator, politiquera, legislator, professional politician, lawmaker, legist, politician, politicker, policy maker, advocate, politico

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noun person paid to influence politicians

Españollobista, cabildero, recabador
한국어로비스트 robiseuteu
中文說客 /说客 shuìkè
Portuguêslobista
Françaislobbyiste
DeutschLobbyist, Lobbyistin
Italianolobbista, portavoce
Ελληνικάλομπίστας lompístas, διαδρομιστής diadromistís
Românălobbyist, lobbyistă
Русскийлобби́ст lobbíst, лобби́стка lobbístka
עבריתלוביסטי lobísti

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@misc{lobbyist_2026,
  title = {lobbyist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lobbyist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}