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LOBBYIST

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Dictionary entry overview: What does lobbyist mean?

• LOBBYIST (noun)
The noun LOBBYIST has 1 sense:

1. someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

Familiarity information: LOBBYIST used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• LOBBYIST (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Someone who tries to persuade legislators to vote for bills that the lobbyists favor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("lobbyist" is a kind of...):

inducer; persuader (someone who tries to persuade or induce or lead on)

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