Noun
A member of the lobby; a person who solicits members of a legislature for the purpose of influencing legislation.
Source: Webster's dictionarySuccess can be built on a strong relationship between a lobbyist and a single, powerful lawmaker. Josh Marshall
When innocent people suffer, because our political system lacks the will, or the courage, or the basic decency to enforce our laws – or worse still, has sold out to some corporate lobbyist for cash – I am not able to look the other way. Donald Trump
The President is the people's lobbyist. Hubert Humphrey
My four years as governor, I never met with a lobbyist once, never. Not one lobbyist got in my office. Jesse Ventura
If a lobbyist sets up shop, or a lawyer, in which they're receiving income through what is something like a tax loophole so that it's not counting as corporate income, that is what this is counting as a small business. Austan Goolsbee
I'm disappointed that Senator DeWine once again chose to go along with his party leaders and their big corporate lobbyist supporters. Ohio deserves a Senator who will be more than a rubber stamp. Sherrod Brown