lobbyist

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

pac crusader court manager exponent aspirant persuader asker firebrand access candidate champion advocate defender lobby
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Antonyms

traditional challenger libertine cynic conventional conservative
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Hypernyms

persuader inducer

Phrases with the word

environmental lobbyist

Examples

Success 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

Close letter words and terms

lobbying lobbying expense lobbyism lobbylike lobbyman lobcock