lobbyist

noun

lob·by·ist ˈlä-bē-ist

plural lobbyists

: one who conducts activities aimed at influencing or swaying public officials and especially members of a legislative body on legislation : a person engaged in lobbying public officials

The new rule says that if you were a registered lobbyist in the past two years, you can't work for the administration on any issue you touched. After you leave government, you can't lobby the administration at all.—

Jacob Weisberg

Because so many lobbyists have past experience on Capitol Hill, they usually have personal ties both to members of congress and to their key staffers, who vet and prioritize the earmark requests.—

Ken Silverstein

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As oil lobbyists eagerly game out how to dismantle regulation, the clean energy industry is bracing for trouble ahead. —

Matt Egan, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025 Matt Martin, 47th, for what Martin said was resistance by the Johnson administration to his bid to codify a ban on lobbyist contributions to Chicago mayors. —

A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025 Tobacco lobbyists famously struck a historic deal with state lawmakers on the back of one of its napkins 35 years ago. —

Ari Plachta, Sacramento Bee, 17 Jan. 2025 The lawsuit dismissed Thursday, involving different allegations, was filed by lobbyist Manuel Prieguez. —

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